Golden Age of Ironwork

The Golden Age of Ironwork illustrates the architectural uses of iron in both the buildings and the landscapes of the Philadelphia area, primarily during the Greek Revival period, the Victorian age, and the early twentieth century. Philadelphia was rich in its collection of cast iron facades and was the home of both the nation’s foremost ornamental iron foundry and America’s greatest wrought iron craftsman. Philadelphia’s Samuel Yellin (1885–1940) was recognized as America’s greatest artist...