Clifton Furnace

Clifton Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	U.S. Route 220, near Clifton Forge, Virginia
Coordinates	37°48′34″N79°47′50″W / 37.80944°N 79.79722°W / 37.80944; -79.79722
Area	less than one acre
Built	1846 (1846)
Architectural style	Cold Blast Charcoal Furnace
NRHP reference No.	77001485 [1]
VLR No.	003-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1977
Designated VLR	February 17, 1977 [2]

Clifton Furnace is a historic cold blast charcoal furnace located near Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built in 1846 of large, rough-hewn, rectangular stones. It measures 34 feet square at the base and the sides and face taper towards the top. The furnace went out of blast in 1854 and was revamped in 1874. It was abandoned in 1877. ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton Furnace" (PDF). and Accompanying photo