Brown-Moore Blacksmith Shop

Brown-Moore Blacksmith Shop
Brown-Moore Blacksmith Shop, October 2013
Location 0.1 miles (0.16 km) west of Pennsylvania Route 4020, Luzerne Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′22″N 79°53′13″W / 39.97278°N 79.88694°W / 39.97278; -79.88694Coordinates: 39°58′22″N 79°53′13″W / 39.97278°N 79.88694°W / 39.97278; -79.88694
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1822
NRHP reference # 92000393[1]
Added to NRHP May 7, 1992

Brown-Moore Blacksmith Shop is a historic blacksmith shop located at Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The shop began operation in 1822, and remained open until 1939. It is a rectangular brick building with a corrugated metal roof. It has a rectangular wood frame wagon shop addition rebuilt in 1919 after a fire. The shop has two large stone, hand-operated forges.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John C. Moore (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown-Moore Blacksmith Shop" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.


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