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Buffalo Forge

Coordinates: 37°41′12″N 79°26′11″W / 37.68667°N 79.43639°W / 37.68667; -79.43639
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Ruins of Beggs-Weaver Mill aka Brady Mill in Buffalo Forge
Buffalo Forge (081-0003)
ruins of Beggs-Weaver AKA Brady Mill (Feb. 2022)
Buffalo Forge is located in Virginia
Buffalo Forge
Buffalo Forge is located in the United States
Buffalo Forge
Location2694 Forge Rd., near Glasgow, Virginia
Coordinates37°41′12″N 79°26′11″W / 37.68667°N 79.43639°W / 37.68667; -79.43639
Area37.9 acres (15.3 ha)
Architectural styleFederal, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.04000551[1]
VLR No.081-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2004
Designated VLRMarch 17, 2004[2]

Buffalo Forge, also known as the Forge Complex, is a historic iron forge complex and national historic district located near Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures. The manor house is known as Mount Pleasant and was built in two sections of similar stone construction. The earlier section dates to about 1819, and the wing was added about 1830. A frame wing was added in the late-19th century and a kitchen wing in the early-20th century. The district also includes the contributing kitchen (c. 1820), two slave quarters (c. 1858), garage (c. 1940), spring house / dairy (c. 1820), stone cabin (pre-1865), shed (pre-1900), stables / barn (pre-1865), corn crib (pre-1920), hen house (pre-1920), and the ruins of the merchant mill and mill race. Iron production at Buffalo Forge ceased in the fall of 1868.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Michael J. Pulice and John R. Kern (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buffalo Forge". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2021. and Accompanying four photos