Windsor Forge Mansion
{{short description|Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Windsor Forge Mansion
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = Windsor Forge Mansion LanCo PA.JPG
| caption =
| location = Windsor Road south of Bootjack Road, Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|40|7|40|N|75|57|35|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| built = 1742, c. 1765, c. 1815
| architecture = Federal
| added = January 4, 1990
| area = {{convert|5|acre}}
| refnum = 89002283{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
Windsor Forge Mansion, also known as Windsor Place, is an historic, American home and national historic district located in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
History and architectural features
This property was built by William Branson and later owned by the well-known local Van Leer family, who owned several nearby iron businesses. Dr. Bernardhus Van Leer and his family were listed as owners of the mansion.{{cite journal |title=Forges and Furnaces Collection |journal=Forges and Furnaces Collection |date=1921 |volume=212 |pages=58–59 |url=https://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid212forgesandfurnaces.pdf}}
This district includes four contributing buildings and three contributing objects. The buildings are the Ironmaster's Mansion, a stone smokehouse (c. 1765), a stone spring house (c. 1765), and a stone summer kitchen/servant's quarters (c. 1765).
The three objects are pieces by noted artist and poet Blanche Nevin (1841–1925), who purchased Windsor Forge Mansion in 1899. Her grandfather Robert Jenkins (1769–1848) had previously been ironmaster and congressman.
The oldest section of the Ironmaster's Mansion was built circa 1742; the western section was built circa 1765, and the connecting middle section was built circa 1815. A shed roof porch was added in 1899, at which time the structure was renovated. The house is {{frac|2|1|2}} stories and was built using stone. Nevin also added a studio to the house.{{cite web |url=https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp |title=National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania |publisher=CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System |format=Searchable database |access-date=February 20, 2012 |archive-date=July 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp |url-status=dead }} Note: This includes {{cite web |url={{NRHP-PA|H070901_01H.pdf}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Windsor Forge Mansion |accessdate=2012-02-18 |author=Joan Deen and Mary Wiley Myers |format=PDF |orig-date=September 1988 |date=May 1989 }}
This property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Houses completed in 1742
Category:Houses in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Category:1742 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania