Cast-Iron Architecture in America: The Significance of James Bogardus
Margot Gayle, Carol Gayle, and Philip Johnson
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 to Havana. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement; his four surviving buildings in New York are recognized landmarks. 1998, 192pp., paperback.
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