Mount Vernon Furnace
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Mount Vernon Furnace
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South and east sides, June 2014
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| Location | Entsey Road east of Pennsylvania Route 982, east of Scottdale, Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°5′45″N 79°30′38″W / 40.09583°N 79.51056°WCoordinates: 40°5′45″N 79°30′38″W / 40.09583°N 79.51056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1795 |
| Architectural style | Other, Iron furnace |
| MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 91001127 |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
Mount Vernon Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and Alliance Iron Works, is a historic iron furnace located at Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1795 and rebuilt in 1801. It is a stone structure measuring 24 feet square and 30 feet high. with two arches. It was built as a blast furnace and went out of blast in 1825.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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