Longdale Furnace is an

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located east of Clifton Forge in Alleghany County,

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. Much of the community was designated a national

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and added to the

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in 1998. The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures historically associated with the Longdale Iron Company foundries' operations and personnel. It includes the original stone furnace stack (1827), two-story Longdale Iron Company Office (late-1820s), Longdale Iron Company Laboratory, two tall cylindrical brick chimneys, brick machine shop, Firmstone-

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House (1870s–1880s), the Queen Anne-style Assistant Manager's House (1870s–1880s), and the Company Doctor's Office.
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Unincorporated communities in Alleghany County, Virginia Historic districts in Alleghany County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Alleghany County, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia 1827 establishments in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{AlleghanyCountyVA-NRHP-stub