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United States historic place
George Cresswell Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationMO F, near Potosi, Missouri
Coordinates38°2′27″N 90°50′20″W / 38.04083°N 90.83889°W / 38.04083; -90.83889
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1840 (1840)
Architectural styleAmerican Scotch hearth
NRHP reference No.88000613
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1988

George Cresswell Furnace, also known as the George Cresswell Furnace Stack is a historic lead furnace located near Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. It was built about 1840, and is an open hearth furnace measuring about 100 feet square at its base and constructed of massive limestone blocks interlaced with mortar. The stack rises to a height of approximately 25 feet.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hugh Davidson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Cresswell Furnace" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-03-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1988)


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