NRHP Reference # 89001101 Designated PHMC March 04, 1947 Added to NRHP 22 June 1989 | Designated NHL June 22, 1989 Area 195 ha Nearest city Johnstown | |
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Cambria Iron Company is a former company, and also is the name of a National Historic Landmark located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1852 and made many important contributions to the iron and steel industry. William Kelly (inventor) implemented many of his iron and steel technology advances at this location. The company later became the Cambria Steel Co.
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A number of works by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Name history
The Cambria Iron Works was reorganized in 1898 and renamed the Cambria Steel Company. In 1916, the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company bought the Cambria Steel Company, and sold it to the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1923.
National Historic Landmark summary
According to the NHL summary, "The Cambria Iron Works closed in 1992. In 2001, the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority acquired three key structures within the complex (the Blacksmith Shop, the Machine Shop, and the adjacent Carpenter Shop) from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in order to return the buildings to a viable industrial, commercial, and tourist site under a mixed-use conceptual plan."
Works
Works include (with variations in attribution):