Harford Furnace Historic District

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Harford Furnace Historic District
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Harford Furnace Historic District in 2007
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LocationCreswell and Goat Hill Rds., Bel Air, Maryland
Coordinates 39°29′36″N76°15′38″W / 39.49333°N 76.26056°W / 39.49333; -76.26056
Area32 acres (13 ha)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 90001020 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1990

Harford Furnace Historic District is a national historic district at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It consists of five standing structures and several archeological sites associated with the operation of the iron furnace which began about 1830 and continued to function until 1876. They cover approximately 30 acres (120,000 m2) of rolling land. The district side is both open and wooded and includes land on both sides of James Run, a small south-flowing tributary of the Bush River. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Christopher Weeks (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Harford Furnace Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.