Over a century ago, a Hungarian ornamental blacksmith named Martin Rose packed his bags and moved to Cleveland. This might ...

The Art of Steel In a nondescript brick building in an industrial part of Baltimore, Md., a family of metal workers help to preserve the waning art of decorative iron work.

Viewers learn the “how” and “why” quickly. Founded in the early 1900s, his Rose Iron Works quickly became a national leader in decorative metalwork. Rose, trained in the refined traditions of Budapest ...

The decorative iron work is believed to be original to the home, according to Bill Tomes, a 10-year member of the Elks Lodge and chair of the entertainment committee, which funded the $2,000 cost ...

The idea of cast-iron façades was pioneered in 1849 New York by James Bogardus. An eye-catching blend of “Victorian elegance and American ingenuity,” as it has been called, the concept ...

Mangin’s Iron Works, located at 621 Bourbon St., crafted many of the wrought iron balconies, ... Mangin detailed his family’s history in the ornamental ironworks business.

This Wheatland Avenue home, built circa 1930, has textured stucco walls, arched windows, a rusticated cast-stone entry, wrought-iron decorative railings and brackets and a red barrel-tile roof.