Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
U.S. National Historic Site
Reconstructed forge and mill
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Location	244 Central Street, Saugus, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°28′7″N 71°0′32″W / 42.46861°N 71.00889°W / 42.46861; -71.00889
Area	9 acres (0.04 km²)
Architect	Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, Kehoe & Dean
Visitation	11,153 (2006)
Website	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
NRHP reference No.	66000047[1]
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 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 trip 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.