Cast-Iron Architecture in America: The Significance of James Bogardus

Gayle, Margot, Gayle, Carol

Nineteenth-century American inventor and entrepreneur James Bogardus was known for his unique grinding mill and other patented devices, but his enduring claim to fame is his cast-iron structures, forerunners of the modern skyscraper. A passionate advocate for iron's strength, economy, suitability for ornamentation, and fire resistance, he invented several new methods of construction; his buildings rose from New York to San Francisco and Havana. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement; his four surviving buildings, in New York, are recognized landmarks.

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A pivotal monograph on James Bogardus, the pioneer whose prefabricated cast-iron facades laid the foundation for modern urban architecture.

EAN

9780393730159

Publisher

WW Norton & Co

Published

17 March 1998

Pages

272

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