Appomattox Iron Works

Appomattox Iron Works
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Appomattox Iron Works, HABS Photo, 1974
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Location	20-28 Old St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W / 37.23278°N 77.40611°W / 37.23278; -77.40611Coordinates: 37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W / 37.23278°N 77.40611°W / 37.23278; -77.40611
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	76002226
VLR #	123-0087
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 11, 1976
Designated VLR	April 20, 1976

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 St. 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.

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