Poole Forge


Poole Forge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


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Location	1936, 1938, 1940 and 1942 Main St., Narvon, Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°07′50″N 75°58′35″W / 40.13056°N 75.97639°W / 40.13056; -75.97639Coordinates: 40°07′50″N 75°58′35″W / 40.13056°N 75.97639°W / 40.13056; -75.97639
Area	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built	c. 1779
Architectural style	Federal, Georgian
MPS	Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference #	93000351
Added to NRHP	April 29, 1993

Poole Forge is a historic iron forge complex and national historic district located at Narvon, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district includes five contributing buildings and two contributing structures. They are the Ironmaster's Mansion, Paymaster's Building, spring house, two tenant houses, and ruins of a lime kiln and Pool Forge Covered Bridge. The oldest section of the Ironmaster's Mansion was built about 1779. It is an "L"-shaped building built of brownstone and ironstone with Federal style details.