Architectural style Other, Iron furnace Area 3 ha Year built 1765 | NRHP Reference # 91001132 Local time Wednesday 3:54 AM Added to NRHP 6 September 1991 | |
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Location Junction of River Farm and Furnace Roads, southeast of Saginaw, Hellam Township, Pennsylvania MPS Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 39 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Codorus Forge and Furnace Historic District, also known as Hellem (Hellam) Forge, is a historic iron forge and national historic district located at Hellam Township in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes four contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. The contributing buildings are the iron furnace (c. 1836), charcoal house (c. 1836), ruins of works' houses (c. 1836), ironmaster's house and furnace office (c. 1780), privy, forge (1800), and ruins of unknown structures. The furnace measures approximately 30 feet square at the base and 12 feet high. The ironmaster's house is a 2 1/2-story, stuccoed stone building, nine bays wide and one room deep. The Hellem (Hellam) Forge was first established in 1765.
Map of Codorus Furnace, Hellam Township, PA 17347, USA
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.