SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street", is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, art in
Cast-iron buildings on Grand Street between Lafayette Street and Broadway
Niblo's Garden, seen here around 1887, was an entertainment venue on Broadway near Prince Street from 1823 to 1895
The E. V. Haughwout Building at Broadway and Broome Street was built in 1856–57, and has a cast-iron facade by Daniel D. Badger
Cast iron facade in Second Empire style of 28 Greene St. The building, known as "The Queen of Greene Street", was built in 1873 to the design of architect Isaac F. Duckworth.
Cast-iron architecture is the use of cast iron in buildings and objects, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies and fences. Refinements developed during the Industrial Revolution in
SoHo, Manhattan
…Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. It consists of 26 blocks and approximately 500 buildings, many of them incorporating cast-iron architectural elements. Many side streets in the district are paved with Belgian blocks. SoHo is part of Manhattan Community District 2 and its primary ZIP Codes are…
A street in SoHo in New York City famous for its cast-iron facades.
Spa Colonnade in Mariánské Lázně, 1889. Nearly every element is cast iron.
Iron Pillar of Delhi, in India, built in 5th century AD
Iron Pagoda of Yuquan Temple, in Dangyang, China, built in Renzong reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (1061 AD)