Glass negative showing a three-story brick iron foundry at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. Wooden beams stand in haphazard piles inside the rounded archways on the lower level of the building. Miss Cohen and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris stand in front, looking in different directions. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Time: 11, Light: Very good light., The emusion has begun to flake away, especially along the lower edge of the plate., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
September 3, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1006]
