Appomattox Iron Works

Appomattox Iron Works is a historic iron foundry complex located at Petersburg, Virginia. The complex consists of nine buildings: the machine shop, the mill store, the supply room, the pipe shop, the carpenter's shop and pattern shop, the core room, the foundry building, the blacksmith's shop, and the ruins of a stable. The machine shop at 28 Old Street is the oldest structure in the complex. It was built between 1810 and 1825, and is a three-story, four-bay, Federal style brick building. The Appomattox Iron Works operated at this location from 1899 until 1972.[3]

Appomattox Iron Works
Appomattox Iron Works, HABS Photo, 1974
Location20-28 Old Street, Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1815 (1815)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.76002226[1]
VLR No.123-0087
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1976
Designated VLRApril 20, 1976[2]

The complex was designated a Virginia State Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is located in the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Appomattox Iron Works" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-12-10. and Accompanying photo
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