RT Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Restored ironmaking community featuring a historic furnace, worker buildings, farm structures, woodlands, and living history demonstrations that interpret early American industry and rural life.

General Information

Hours:

Daily: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day

Fees:

Free admission

Pet Policy:

Leashed pets are permitted on outdoor grounds but are not allowed inside buildings

Closest cities with hotels:

Pottstown, Pennsylvania (10 mi); Reading, Pennsylvania (20 mi)

Seasons:

All year; spring and fall offer comfortable temperatures and frequent living history programs

Location:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=2+Mark+Bird+Lane+Elverson+PA+195202 Mark Bird Lane, Elverson, PA 19520

Website:

https://www.nps.gov/hofu/nps.gov/hofu

How to Get There

From Pottstown (10 mi): Take PA-23 West toward Elverson, follow signs for Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, and continue to 2 Mark Bird Lane at the visitor center and historic village entrance.

Overview

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site preserves an early American ironmaking village founded in 1771 by ironmaster Mark Bird, which made iron for nearly a century and supplied materials in the Revolution. You can see the stone blast furnace, ironmaster's mansion, tenant houses, barns, and blacksmith shop, with costumed interpreters, historic livestock, and demonstrations. Hiking trails run through the surrounding woodlands that once supplied charcoal.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia articles and official tourism pages for the https://www.nps.gov/hofu/Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.