Reading Furnace Historic District

  • Also Known As: Redding Furnace Farm

  • Address: Mansion Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

Redding Furnace Farm started out as an iron furnace, which expanded into a farm, that was eventually developed into a country estate. The mansion is particularly notable for the woodworking crafted by Gottlieb Drexel. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1744/00/00 Separate kitchen built, now oldest part of mansion
1812/00/00 Gottlieb Drexel Architect 1744 stone house demolished, replace with current mansion
1936/00/00 Richardson Brognard Okie Architect Remodeled into country estate for Author Pew

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Particulars for Reading Furnace Historic District:
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Historic District
Owner Private
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 87000797
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Drexel,Gottlieb; Okie,Richardson Brognard
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1700-1749, 1800-1824, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1744, 1812, 1936
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Agricultural outbuildings, Secondary structure
Current Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Secondary structure Agricultural outbuildings

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