New Orleans Ironwork Ironwork of New Orleans Ironwork is abundant in New Orleans, particularly in the French Quarter. Ironwork can be seen throughout the city in the form of balconies and balcony supports, gates, doors, railings, tombheads, and decorative trim.
Ironwork is an art form which was a popular form of expression in the early days of New Orleans.
Gracing much of the city, ironwork is as beautiful and as admired as it was in colonial New Orleans. New Orleans' European background explains the prevelance of ironwork throughout the city. Many European cities are decorated with ironwork, and no doubt the European settlers brought this artistic form to the New World. By creating and displaying works in iron, they were able to make themselves more at home in their new environments. This type of iron was often made in New Orleans, but some of it was also shipped from Spain.