Baltimore's Cast-Iron Buildings & Architectural Ironwork

Baltimore was an innovator in the development of cast—iron architecture, but the city’s heritage of buildings in this genre, once numbering more than a hundred, has dwindled to only a handful today. The Baltimore region also had a long tradition in iron production, beginning with the colonial era and continuing through the 1950s as Sparrows Point became the single largest steel complex in the world. Baltimore’s Cast—Iron Buildings is a celebration of a unique aspect of Baltimore’s architect...