Wharton Furnace
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Wharton Furnace
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Wharton Furnace, October 2013
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| Location | Wharton Furnace-Hull Road south of U.S. Route 40, southeast of Hopwood, Wharton Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′32″N 79°38′18″W / 39.82556°N 79.63833°WCoordinates: 39°49′32″N 79°38′18″W / 39.82556°N 79.63833°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architectural style | Other, Iron furnace |
| MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 91001143 |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
Wharton Furnace is an historic iron furnace located at Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1837, and is a stone structure measuring 33 feet (10 m) wide, 31 feet (9.4 m) deep, and 31 feet (9.4 m) high. It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1839 and went out of blast by 1850. It was built by Congressman Andrew Stewart (1791-1872).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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