Pine Grove Iron Works

Pine Grove Iron Works
Furnace in 2019
LocationMountain Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nearest cityCooke, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°01′52″N 77°18′24″W / 40.03111°N 77.30667°W / 40.03111; -77.30667
Area188 acres (76 ha)
Built1764 (1764)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.77001158
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

The Pine Grove Iron Works was a smelting facility in southcentral Pennsylvania during the Industrial Revolution. The works is notable for remaining structures that are historical visitor attractions of Pine Grove Furnace State Park, including the furnace stack of the Pine Grove Furnace. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977 for its significance in architecture and industry. It includes seven contributing buildings, two structures, fourteen sites, and two objects.

Owners

c.1930: PA Bureau of State Parks
1913: PA Department of Forestry
1877: S Mountain Mining & Iron Co
tbd: South Mountain Iron Company
c.1874: Thomas Iron Company
1864: South Mountain Iron Company
1864: Morehead
1863: Jay Cooke & Co
1845: E. Watts & W. Watts
1838: F. Watts & Penrose
1835: J. Ege & M. P. Ege
1815: P. Ege
1803: M. Ege
1788: Arthur, M. Ege & T. Thornburg
1783: M. Ege, J. Thornburg & T. Thornburg
1773: Simon
1772: McGrew
1762: Stevenson:270
1762 (137 acres): Pope
1736: Thomas Penn and Richard Penn:269–70