Phoenix Iron Works

Then

Made over 1,000 Griffen-designed 3-inch Ordnance rifles, most of the more than 1,400 such guns the Army bought. The rolled wrought iron barrels weighed 820 pounds and resisted bursting, and at its peak the works turned out fifty rifles a week.

Now

Museum

The restored Foundry Building holds the Schuylkill River Heritage Center museum and an event space. Company buildings form the core of the Phoenixville Historic District on the National Register.

The nearest railroad in service today is a line owned by Norfolk Southern, about 0.4 miles away.