In the 1800s, firefighters in New York City watched over their communities perched from cast-iron watchtowers that dotted the metro, and rang bells in those towers to alert nearby fire companies. Pull ...

On a recent tour by the Center for Architecture Foundation (CAF), led by Catherine Teegarden, Director of Education, a group of history buffs learned to decode the signs at our feet and above our ...

New campaign takes contractors inside the Kohler foundry, showcasing the recycled content, handcrafted process and long-term performance of enameled cast iron baths and ...

The Hallock & McMillen Building along Southwest Naito Parkway doesn't really look like much today. It's drab and nothing about it says "historic landmark." But that bland exterior is hiding a secret.

Become a paid member to listen to this article Courtesy of Village Preservation The first spot on our list has to go to 801-807 Broadway, known as “The Cast Iron Building.” John Kellum, the architect ...

If there were a single architectural ingredient that says “New Orleans” more than any other, it would probably be iron. Whether cast or wrought, and whether lacily gracing the balconies of the ...