Sloss Blast Furnace Site - Birmingham, Alabama
N 33° 31.255 W 086° 47.479
16S E 519378 N 3709057
The U.S Dept. of Interior has designated this former blast furnace as a National Historic Landmark.
Waymark Code: WM4KZE
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2008
Views: 21
Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.. It was operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing it became one of the first industrial sites (and the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved for public use. In 1981 the furnaces were designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.
The site currently serves as an interpretive museum of industry and hosts a nationally-recognized metal arts program. It also serves as a concert and festival venue. Current plans call for a $10 million program of accelerated restoration and construction of a new, larger visitor's center. The furnace site, along a wide strip of land reserved in Birmingham's original city plan for railroads and industry, is also part of a proposed linear park through downtown Birmingham.
Street address:
1st Ave & 32nd St.
Birmingham, AL USA
County / Borough / Parish: Jefferson County, AL
Year listed: 1972
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Interpretive Museum
Privately owned?: no
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.