Barree Forge and Furnace

Barree Forge and Furnace, now known as Greene Hills Methodist Camp, is a national historic district located at Porter Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It consists of two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure associated with a former ironworks. They are the ironmaster's mansion, furnace stack, a barn, and the site of the Barree iron forge built about 1797. The ironmaster's mansion was built in the 1830s, and is a 2 1/2-story brick house painted white. The furnace stack dates to 1864, and is a 30-foot square, coursed limestone structure. It measures between 6 and 15 feet tall. The ironworks closed in the 1880s. The property was acquired in 1963, by the United Methodist Church for use as a church camp.[2]

Barree Forge and Furnace
Ruins, c. 1991
Location2 miles (3.2 km) north of Alexandria along the Juniata River, Porter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°35′18″N 78°06′04″W
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
MPSIndustrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.90000405[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Barree Forge and Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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