BLAST FURNACE
SAUGUS IRONWORKS RESTORATION
CHARGING CHARCOAL BOG IRON
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ARTIFACTS AND BLOWER PIPES
CASTING IRON POTS
FORGE BUILDING
SLITTING MILL
HAMMERING IRON BAR
FORGE HAMMER
INTERIOR SLITTING MILL
ROLLING AND SLITTING
ARTIFACTS
IRONMASTER'S HOUSE
THE GREAT ROOM
MASTER CHAMBER
BEDROOM FIREPLACE
THE KEEPING ROOM
ARTIFACTS
IRONMASTER VIEWING PLANT

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
U.S. National Historic Site

Location: 244 Central Street, Saugus, Massachusetts
Area: 9 acres (0.04 km)
Architect: Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, Kehoe & Dean
Visitation: 11,153 (2006)
NRHP Reference: #66000047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966
Designated NHLD: November 27, 1963
Designated NHS: April 5, 1968

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Boston in Saugus, Massachusetts. It is the site of the first integrated ironworks in North America, founded by John Winthrop the Younger and in operation between 1646 and approximately 1670. It includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, rolling mill, shear, slitter and a quarter ton drop hammer. The facility is powered by seven large waterwheels, some of which are rigged to work in tandem with huge wooden gears connecting them. It has a wharf to load the iron onto ocean going vessels, as well as a large, restored 17th century house.