Cast Iron Architecture In America
Author: Margot Gayle
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1998-01-06
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780393730159
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first book on the life and work of 19th-century American inventor and entrepreneur James Bogardus, known for his unique grinding mill and other patented devices. However, his enduring claim to fame is his cast-iron structures, forerunners of the modern skyscraper. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement. His four surviving buildings in New York are recognized landmarks. Illustrated.