Celebrate the season with an open house on Sunday, December 8 between 11:00 and 4:00! Colerain Forges Mansion will be decorated, the piano tuned for carols. Simple Gifts will be playing music at 1 p.m. and festive characters from Adam Swartz Puppets will be our guests. Cut some holly, come in from the cold, hear some history, enjoy some cookies, and maybe buy some gifts.

Colerain Forges Mansion was built in the 1780s, with additions by the Ironmaster, David Stewart and his family in the 1830s through the 1860s. The estate includes the mansion and the stone house, built sometime in the 1760s, as well as 10 acres of historic formal gardens, including a boxwood maze, as well as woods and a significant stretch of beautiful Warriors Mark Run.

Warriors Mark Run is a tributary of Spruce Creek, one of central Pennsylvania's premier trout fishing creeks. The mansion's stretch of Warriors Mark Run has been virtually untouched for more than 30 years, preserving a healthy and diverse riparian ecosystem. It is currently part of an $800,000 grant to improve the entire watershed of the creek working with US Fish & Wildlife, Western PA Conservancy, Trout Unlimited and other partners. When the work is done, this will be a Class A Wild Brown Trout habitat. If you love fishing, make sure you contact the mansion for a fishing membership by clicking HERE.

Promoting the Arts

Colerain Forges Mansion has hosted musicians, actors and writers, providing a peaceful space that inspires creativity. The mansion has also served as a location for five films and a play. The Colerain Center sponsors an artist-in-residence program where writers, musicians, visual artists, and performers can come and stay in the mansion while working on specific projects.

The Christmas Open House is the perfect time to get a glimpse of this historical landmark. Make sure you take some time to visit on December 8th!

For more information, please visit the mansion's website.