Present Status
The foundry is currently owned by the City of Sutter Creek. The city and the non-profit Knight Foundry Corporation closed escrow on June 30, 2009, with restoration and hazardous material clean up scheduled to complete in early 2010. In addition to the historic interpretive tour and showcase, the business plan calls for an applied science exhibit and a skills preservation workshop series. The business plan also calls for the limited operation of the foundry to assist with other historic projects throughout the region in order to replace historic iron machine parts, lamp posts, ornamental architectural trim pieces and other historic iron fixtures.
The foundry is registered as a California Historical Landmark. and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also designated a Mechanical Engineering Historic Site by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and has been declared one of America's Most Endangered Places by the Smithsonian Institution.
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