National Historic Landmark · Cornwall, Pennsylvania

Cornwall Iron Furnace

Built 1742. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Cornwall Iron Furnace
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressRexmont Rd. and Boyd St., Cornwall, PA
CountyLebanon County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Listed forIndustry
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000671
Built1742 · more from the 1740s
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressRexmont Rd. and Boyd St., Cornwall, PA
Coordinates40.2706° N, 76.4061° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Lebanon County

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  • Schaefferstown and Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County
    Diane E. Wenger, 2014
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  • Myerstown and Eastern Lebanon County
    Donald R. Brown, 2013
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Guidebooks to historic places in Pennsylvania

  • Walking Philadelphia
    Natalie Pompilio, 2017
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  • Historical Tours Gettysburg
    Globe Pequot Press Editors and Randi Minetor, 2015
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  • Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg
    Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson, 2012
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  • Historic Genesee country
    Rose O'Keefe, 2010
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Cornwall Iron Furnace listed on the National Register?

Nov 13, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Cornwall Iron Furnace built?

1742.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Cornwall Iron Furnace?

Rexmont Rd. and Boyd St., Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Cornwall Iron Furnace?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000671. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.