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G. Krug and Son Ironworks and Museum

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Built
  
1810

Type
  
History museum

Opened
  
1810

Architectural style
  
Victorian architecture

Governing body
  
Krug Family

Reference no.
  
82004747

Phone
  
+1 410-752-3166

G. Krug & Son Ironworks and Museum

Location
  
415 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland

Address
  
415 W Saratoga St, Balti, MD 21201, USA

Hours
  
Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday7AM–3:30PMTuesday7AM–3:30PMWednesday7AM–3:30PMThursday7AM–3:30PMFriday7AM–3:30PM

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G. Krug & Son Ironworks is a historic iron works located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a complex consisting of a two-story tall gable-roofed building dating from the first quarter of the 19th century, which houses the earliest shop; a four-story tall Victorian building which houses a business office on the first floor and storage rooms on the upper floors; and a three-story tall shed-roofed addition dating from 1870-1880. It is in its fifth generation as a family business.

G. Krug & Son began in 1810 and is recognized as the oldest continuously operating blacksmith shop in the United States. The works is responsible for iron grills, railings, and other architectural elements that may be seen on buildings throughout Baltimore and at the Ginter House in Richmond, Virginia.

G. Krug & Son was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

G. Krug & Son Ironworks and Museum Wikipedia


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