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

Gayle, Carol; Gayle, Margot

ISBN 10: 0393730158 / ISBN 13: 9780393730159

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, 1998

About this Item

Very Good condition in Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket in new mylar protector. List of buildings by James, Bogardus, notes, bibliography, index. Black & white photos and illustrations.

Seller Inventory # 018011

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cast-Iron Architecture in America: The Significance of James Bogardus
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393730158
• ISBN 13: 9780393730159
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture
  • Consignment

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Carol Gayle teaches history at Lake Forest College, Illinois.

Margot Gayle, a nationally known authority on cast-iron architecture, lives in New York City.