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Sloss Furnaces

Address
20 32nd Street North, Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone
+1-205-254-2025
Website
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About Sloss Furnaces

Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It 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 and restored 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 metal arts program. It also serves as a concert and festival venue. A new visitor center was built in 2015 and opened in 2016. The furnace site, along a wide strip of land reserved in Birmingham's original city plan for railroads and industry, hosts students through their education programs. The museum is free to visit.

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Founded
1983
Architect
James Sloss

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  2. Blast Furnace Pipes02Blast Furnace PipesGreg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. Cowper Stoves03Cowper StovesGreg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  5. Power Plant05Power PlantGreg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. Power PLant Generator06Power PLant GeneratorGreg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.1 miles of Sloss Furnaces; the closest, Alabama Negro League Baseball Museum Foundation, is about a mile away.