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IRON FENCES. Decorative use of wrought iron found near the Ryan House and several [[ROWHOUSES]] on Main Street.  Wrought iron used in architecture was first developed in New Orleans by the Spanish.  The use of wrought iron was brought up the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] by the French who first used the material in decorative work sometime around 1800.
[[Image:fences.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Wrought iron fence]]IRON FENCES. Decorative use of wrought iron is found near the [[RYAN HOUSE]] and several [[ROWHOUSES]] on Main Street.   


Gothic designs in iron fences reflect the use of a pointed arch. Geometric patterns were inspired by [[GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE]] of the early 1800s. Original designs reflecting a loose and flowing use of space developed during the flamboyant Art Nouveau period at the start of the nineteenth century.
In Colonial times, only the wealthiest could afford to import wrought—meaning hand-shaped—ironwork for their fine brick and stone townhouses. By the early 1800s, however, as blacksmithing grew domestically, ornamental iron began to embellish the more varied house styles of the day. Such metalwork really peaked in popularity during the Victorian era, when foundries started casting and mass-producing elaborate pickets, posts, and scroll details. (1)
 
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"All About Metal Fences," This Old House. Online: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/all-about-metal-fences


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Latest revision as of 19:24, 13 November 2019

Wrought iron fence

IRON FENCES. Decorative use of wrought iron is found near the RYAN HOUSE and several ROWHOUSES on Main Street.

In Colonial times, only the wealthiest could afford to import wrought—meaning hand-shaped—ironwork for their fine brick and stone townhouses. By the early 1800s, however, as blacksmithing grew domestically, ornamental iron began to embellish the more varied house styles of the day. Such metalwork really peaked in popularity during the Victorian era, when foundries started casting and mass-producing elaborate pickets, posts, and scroll details. (1)

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"All About Metal Fences," This Old House. Online: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/all-about-metal-fences

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