Number One Furnace, Sloss Blast Furnace Site
United States historic place in Birmingham, Alabama. Built 1983 by James Sloss. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing, it became one of the first industrial sites in the U.S. to be preserved and restored for public use. In 1981, the furnaces were designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 1st Ave. at 32nd St., Birmingham, AL |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | Jun 22, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000162 |
| Built | 1983 |
| Architect | James Sloss |
| Type of place | museum, historic landmark |
| Contributing resources | 4 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1st Ave. at 32nd St., Birmingham, AL |
| Website | slossfurnaces.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 33.52064, -86.79092 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Burchfield Branch Park 34 mi · Rocky Branch Day Use Park 40 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000162. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.