The Irondale Inn

The Irondale Inn stands at 100 Irondale Avenue in Bloomsburg, a Columbia County borough on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. The building was constructed in 1838 to house the local ironmaster, the senior figure of the small industrial settlement that supported the area's iron furnaces. SAH Archipedia and the ExplorePAHistory project both document the structure as the Ironmaster's House, an example of vernacular Greek Revival domestic architecture serving an early-19th-century forge community.

After the iron operations declined, the residence served additional roles. Local historical accounts identify the property as a station on the Underground Railroad, the network through which freedom seekers moved north before the Civil War. The exact mechanics of its participation are not extensively documented in publicly available archival sources, but the role is consistently noted in regional heritage references.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the house operated as a small bed and breakfast known as The Irondale Inn, with three guest rooms, a phone listing of 570-389-0100, and a reputation among visitors for substantial cooked breakfasts. As of October 2025, Yelp lists the property as closed, and aggregator listings indicate the bed and breakfast is no longer accepting reservations. The building itself remains standing.