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Guided ToursDays: Guided tours are available on Sundays, from June through October.
Hours: Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last tour starts at 3 p.m. Check our Facebook page to verify which Sundays the mansion will be open for tours. Fee: $5.00 for adults; $2.00 for children 6 to 12 years; children under 6 years of age are free. Group tours for a minimum of 10 people are available during the week by appointment; please call ahead to make arrangements 814-364-1755. |
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What Does the Tour Include?Two stories of the period-furnished Curtin Mansion, built in 1830, and the waterwheel powered Pleasant Furnace where iron ore was smelted into pig iron. Visitors can tour the restored furnace, blast house, charging house, bridge house, casting house and tuyere shed. The personal carriage of Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin [1861-1867] is also on display, as well as a surrey, old farm machinery and tools from the 1800s. Finally, visitors can explore the Worker's Village on their own, to see how life was in this company town in the 1800s. The village includes a 2-room log cabin, several houses and a boarding house.
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Self-Guided TourWe offer a self-guided tour map at the entrance to the grounds by the parking lot. Simply pick up a map and walk the grounds to take a tour at your own leisure at a time that fits your schedule. You will not have access to the inside the buildings, but don't let that stop you from letting the history come to life. If you're looking for something a little more involved come during one of our open dates. There is a picnic pavilion on site.
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