Southfield Furnace Ruin

Southfield Furnace Ruin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ruin in 2015
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Location	Southfields, New York
Coordinates	41°15′14″N74°10′57″W / 41.25389°N 74.18250°W / 41.25389; -74.18250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1804 (1804)
Built by	Peter Townsend, et al.
NRHP reference No.	73001243 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1973

The Southfield Furnace Ruin in Southfields, New York, was a longtime smelting site for iron ore mined from nearby veins in what is now Sterling Forest State Park. It is located on the north side of Orange County Route 19, 0.7 miles northwest of the junction with New York State Route 17.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1973 for its significance in industry. ^[2]

History

It was built by Peter Townsend II, who also owned the mines. ^[3] The Southfield Ironworks in addition to the furnace included a stamping mill, grist mill, saw mill, smith shop, wheel wright shop, coal shed, store, and stables. ^[4]

The furnace was shut down in September 1887. ^[2]

Gallery

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  Area view of the ruin
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  Abandoned railroad crossing

See also

• National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
• Clove Furnace Ruin

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.Note: This includes Rennenkampf, Lenore (November 2, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Southfield Furnace Ruin" (PDF). and Accompanying photographs
3. Bishop, John Leander (1868) [1861]. A History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860. Philadelphia: Edward Young & Co. p.  528. Southfield furnace, six miles southeast of the Sterling Mines, owned by Peter Townsend & Co., was built in 1806
4. Ransom, James M. (1966). "Southfield Ironworks". Vanishing Ironworks of the Ramapos: The Story of the Forges, Furnaces, and Mines of the New Jersey–New York Border Area . New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. pp.  167–177. OCLC   237045.

External links

• "Furnace Loop/Indian Hill Loop Trails from Hall Road". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. Hike passes by ruin