Historic Structures Report, Part I: The Boarding House (Bldg. 24)
Zerbey BJ. 1962. Historic Structures Report, Part I: The Boarding House (Bldg. 24). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American industrial landscape from natural resource extraction to enlightened conservation. Operating from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other "iron plantations" laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant. The park's 848 acres and historic structures illustrate the business, technology and lifestyle of our growing nation. This report concerns the Boarding House (Bldg. 24) at the Hopewell Furnace site. The Boarding House is one of several structures built to serve furnace workers and is located south of French Creek on the east side of the 1804 road. The building is classified as B-4 under the HABS system. This classification is accurate and describes adequately the proposed work. The reason for submission of this report at the present time is the receipt of funds from the Public Works Acceleration program. No restoration, alteration, or rehabilitation work is planned. Work proposed is of a routine nature and consists of repairs to the interior of the structure as follows: 1. Replace rotten floor joists on ground floor, 2. Replace cracked and broken lintels, 3. Repair or patch existing plaster, and 4. Replace rotted window and door sills and jambs as necessary.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Zerbey, Benjamin
- Date of Issue
- 1962-11-21
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HOFU , NER
- Keywords
- boarding house, housing, industrialism, iron making, quarters, wheelwright
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000684: Boarding House