Lukens National Historic District

05/20/2021

Visit the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum at steelmuseum.org

May is Historic Preservation Month. This year the initiative is asking, what special place in your community helps and invites people to share a place that helps tell a little-known or underrepresented piece of the American story. The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum is proud to house Coatesville’s story of Steel; home to numerous historical milestones of the American iron and steel industry. Indeed, the plant's long history not only parallels that of the nation, but reflects the ambitions, struggles and accomplishments of successive generations in the continuing growth and development of the United States. Discover our story at steelmuseum.org/timelines/lukens_steel_timeline.cfm

05/11/2021

Tomorrow, May 12th at 7:00 p.m. the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum will host a virtual Rebecca Lukens Award Ceremony honoring Chester County Preservationist Karen Marshall with the 2021 award; for her influential career in historic preservation, education and outreach in the County. Coatesville Community Advocate, Minnie McNeil, will receive the 2020 Rebecca Lukens Award.
Register to watch at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1UnIz7IxQ5SAzR4DjzRvhw

04/27/2021

This year, the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum will honor Chester County Preservationist, Karen Marshall with the Annual Rebecca Lukens Award; for her influential career in historic preservation, education and outreach in the County. We hope you will join us for the virtual event on May 12th at 7:00 p.m.

Resilience, leadership, courage and strategic outlook are the traits of America’s First Female Industrialist, ironmaster Rebecca Lukens. These same traits are present in the impactful work of Karen Marshall, Heritage Preservation Coordinator for Chester County. This year, the National Iron and Ste...

12/24/2020

The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum wishes everyone a very merry holiday!

12/03/2020

10/13/2020

Thank you Bob Holliday, for speaking at our last lecture, Business Along the Brandywine. In case you missed it, you can watch the video lecture here https://youtu.be/ggss9YOmNU0
Bob provided a glimpse into the magnitude of the Mills and Works along the Brandywine River, which served as the industrial center of a new nation. Visit steelmuseum.org for more online lectures and exhibits.

08/14/2020

We have the space, if you have the time! Take a walk outside through our Lukens district!

*indoor exhibits closed*
Steelmuseum.org

07/30/2020

The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum takes great pride in . We have an opportunity to acquire a new artifact piece for our exhibits. The piece is a Sampler sewn by Elizabeth Lukens, female industrialist Rebecca Lukens' daughter, who passed unfortunately in her teenage years.

Samplers are works of art that depict alphabets and numerals. They were created by young women to learn the basic needlework skills needed to operate a family household. Samplers are important to museums as they're representations of early American female education.

This piece would be an excellent addition to our collections displayed in our two historic ironmasters’ homes: Terracina and Graystone Mansion.

The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum takes great pride in . It is vi… Steel Museum needs your support for Elizabeth Lukens Sampler