Pottsgrove Mansion

Pottsgrove Mansion is a colonial home in Pottstown built by ironmaster John Potts in the 1700s. The two-story stone building features a symmetrical front with five window bays and a gabled roof, constructed from local sandstone and fieldstone.

John Potts built the mansion in 1752 as both a home and a center for his iron-making business. The property became the heart of his industrial operations along the Schuylkill River and helped establish Pottstown as an important manufacturing center.

The mansion displays furniture and household items from the 1700s that show how the Potts family and their workers lived in the home. Visitors can see rooms arranged for different daily tasks and understand how people of that era actually used their spaces.

The site operates as a museum where you can join guided tours to walk through the rooms and learn about life in the 1700s. The grounds are well-maintained and easy to navigate, with staff available to answer questions about the building and the people who lived here.

The original property covered hundreds of acres and included grist mills and forges that powered Potts' iron business. These industrial structures were scattered across the land near the Schuylkill River, revealing how family life and manufacturing operations were closely linked at that time.