Wrought Iron Fencing
I love this kind of New Orleans wrought iron. We’re putting in an all metal deck…never seen this style here in Bklyn. Do any of you have something like it? Is it prohibitively expensive? Who would do this kind of work? All I see here is a standard kinds of ironwork with very little decorative…
I love this kind of New Orleans wrought iron. We’re putting in an all metal deck…never seen this style here in Bklyn. Do any of you have something like it? Is it prohibitively expensive? Who would do this kind of work? All I see here is a standard kinds of ironwork with very little decorative element.
There’s a lady in Williamsburg who does decorative wrought iron work. She owns a housewares store with furniture, jewelry, vases, etc., on Grand St. a few doors down from Bedford on the Northeast side. She has examples of her work in the store, and a web site (forget the URL).
And there’s a balcony on the south end of the Promenade I have always admired…
There is a whole block of townhouses with this iron work on the front of them in the Hamilton Park section of downtown Jersey City. I love this look and it gives you a small balcony on the front of your house. This block is really nice. Click the link below for the street view on google maps
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=158+Wayne+St,+Jersey+City,+Hudson,+New+Jersey+07302&ll=40.726494,-74.045277&spn=0,359.977319&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.726414,-74.045287&panoid=x91FIi6cYXL9SubBYkNjjw&cbp=12,97.01,,0,3.04
There’s a house on the south side of Berkeley Place between 6th & 7th that has some pretty decorative ironwork (though not quite as ornate as this) if you want to check it out.
There was a beautiful, decorative metal deck on the PS house tour (6th St.?) a year or two ago. If you live in a historic district, you’ll need LPC approval for rear facade work, too. One great source for the component parts of this kind of metalwork is Capital Crestings/Architectural Iron Company (Milford, PA): http://bit.ly/9H4WFP
You will most likely find that these are standard parts that can be purchased and assembled by your local iron worker. Try Armond Petrillo in BK. (718) 254-0333
Jock deBoer, AIA
deBoer Architects