46952
Accession Number
33698
Editor
Jandl, H. Ward
Title Of Article Chaper
Cast iron in american architecture: a synoptic view
Title Of Journal Book
The technology of historic American buildings: studies of the materials, craft processes, and the mechanization of building construction
Pages
97-116
Publisher
Association for Preservation Technology
Publisher City
Fredericksburg
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A short review of architectural use of cast iron in europe in 18th and 19th century. Development in the usa after 1840. Decorative and structural uses. Commercial iron buildings. Trade of building elements. Complete cast iron facades. The production of architectural castings. Controversies and passage to the steel frame. First attempts for preservation of cast iron buildings.
Keywords
Iron, architectural; building, metal; building, exterior decoration; building, facade; building, facade show-window; iron, history; iron, cast architectural structural -- ICCROM
pub_id
46952