The Lawrence County Historical Society is located in New Castle. The home of former tin plate mogul, George Greer, is resplendent in its glorious woodwork and fine leaded beveled glass made by the Fry Glass Company in Rochester, Pennsylvania.
The Society now houses the archives of Shenango China, and a variety of fine china is on display. Most of the industrial sites now sit empty. Shenango China, once the world's largest manufacturer of vermicelli china, closed in 1991. It was used by establishments as diverse as Woolworth's, Horn & Hardart, Waldorf Astoria, and the dining room of Gracie Mansion.
Castleton, Shenango China's fine dinnerware division, is renowned worldwide for its exceptional quality and artistic excellence. It has provided china for the Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson White Houses, as well as U.S. embassies all over the world.
The first floor is furnished as a house museum, and the second floor features displays on the country's rich history, including a room dedicated to the famous gospel hymn composer and evangelist Ira D. Sankey.
New Castle, PA 16101