{"nrhp_refnum":"90000405","name":"Barree Forge and Furnace","other_names":["Greene Hills Methodist Camp"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2 mi. N of Alexandria along the Juniata River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alexandria","county":"Huntingdon County","state":"PA","lat":40.588458661500056,"lon":-78.10075779406135,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Historic - Non-Aboriginal"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An iron plantation in northern Huntingdon County on the Little Juniata River near Alexandria, Pennsylvania, comprising a district of surviving buildings, a furnace stack, a barn, and the archaeological site of an 1797 forge. The ironmaster's mansion is a brick house built in the 1830s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant under Criterion A for its association with the iron industry in Huntingdon County, and under Criterion D for its archaeological remains, which can reveal the layout of a forge and its production process. Barree Forge is described as one of the Juniata Valley's most important ironworks, productive and financially stable under long single-family ownership.","narrative":"Barree Forge and Furnace is an iron plantation in northern Huntingdon County on the Little Juniata River near Alexandria, Pennsylvania. Edward Bartholomew of Philadelphia bought the land in 1795, and his son-in-law Greenberry Dorsey established the forge, which took its name from old Barree Township. The Dorsey family and their heirs operated the works until 1874, when it was sold to A.L. Mumper of Bethlehem. A furnace was added in 1864, and its limestone stack, now partly collapsed, survives. The surviving ironmaster's mansion, built in the 1830s, overlooks the site. The district is significant for its association with the iron industry and for its archaeological remains, including slag piles, depressions and the stone and concrete remains of a dam on McClain's Run, which can reveal the layout of a forge and its production process. Barree Forge was among the most productive ironworks in the Juniata Valley, and its iron contributed to the reputation of Juniata iron.","period_of_significance":"c.1797-1885","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","D"],"status_note":"After the ironworks closed in the 1880s, most workers' houses and forge and furnace buildings were removed; the property was later operated as a summer camp by the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.81513-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/90000405.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000405/a21d0db6f4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000405/a21d0db6f4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nancy Shedd for HABS","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barre_Furnace_remains_HABS.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Shedd for HABS</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barre_Furnace_remains_HABS.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993053","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barree_Forge_and_Furnace","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4863301"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/huntingdon-county/barree-forge-and-furnace-90000405/"}