Copake Iron Works Historic District

Copake Iron Works Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Copake Iron Works Charcoal Blast Furnace
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Nearest city	Taconic State Park, Copake Falls, New York
Coordinates	42°7′9.43″N73°30′49.66″W / 42.1192861°N 73.5137944°W / 42.1192861; -73.5137944
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Picturesque
NRHP reference No.	07000334 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 18, 2007

Copake Iron Works Historic District is a national historic district located at Copake Falls in Columbia County, New York. The district includes 11 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, eight contributing structures, and three contributing objects. They are associated with the remaining vestiges of the Copake Iron Works, an iron extraction and production operation established in the mid-19th century. It includes the remains of a charcoal blast furnace (ca. 1872), frame office and attached brick powder storage building, brick engine house and pattern shop, four frame workers houses, and a substantial Greek Revival dwelling. Also included in the district are a series of retaining walls, remnants of a cast-iron penstock, and a bridge abutment. Also located in the district is the previously listed Church of St. John in the Wilderness. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. William E. Krattinger (February 2007). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Copake Iron Works Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

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