Cast-iron architecture in America
Subtitle: the significance of James Bogardus
By: Margot Gayle and Carol Gayle.
Contributors: Gayle, Carol.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Bogardus, James, 1800-1874; Building, Iron and steel -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Cast-iron
Description: The first book on Bogardus's life and work, Cast-Iron Architecture in America describes how iron architecture remade the face of American cities in the mid-nineteenth century, following the appearance of cast iron on the industrial scene in eighteenth-century England and Europe. It documents the role played by Bogardus, who patented his method for cast-iron construction in 1850 and championed its use in America's growing cities.

Cast iron fell out of favor, supplanted by the steel frame; cast-iron buildings languished, decayed, and fell to the bulldozers of urban renewal in the 1950s and '60s. Only in recent decades has nineteenth-century urban architecture, including cast iron, come to be fully appreciated, and the surviving buildings rescued, restored, and reused. Four by Bogardus are recognized as landmarks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index.
"A Norton professional book."