D.D. Badger Architectural Iron Works

D.D. Badger's Architectural Iron Works — Foundry Cross-Section, 1865

From Heat to Form

102 lithographic plates.
1200 DPI. Every line preserved.

Daniel D. Badger’s 1865 catalog documented the most ambitious cast-iron architectural works ever produced in America — from SoHo building facades to a prefabricated ferry house shipped to Rio de Janeiro. Each plate is a masterwork of 19th-century lithographic draftsmanship.

1865

Original catalog

102

Lithographic plates

1200

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Selected Works

From the Foundry Floor

DoorsPlate LXXVII

Ornamental Door Panels

Six intricately detailed cast-iron door panels (No. 127-141) with arabesque scrollwork, fleur-de-lis, and intertwined vine motifs in both arched and rectangular formats.

Gates & FencingPlate XCVIII

Gothic Gate & Fence Posts

Gothic-style gate with pointed arches and ten decorative fence post designs in various Gothic Revival patterns.

OrnamentalPlate LXXII

Consoles, Brackets & Rosettes

Extensive catalog of decorative cast-iron consoles, wall brackets, and ceiling rosettes in scrollwork, acanthus, and floral motifs (No. 33-75), ranging from large structural corbels to delicate ornamental medallions.

Named BuildingsPlate LVIII

John C. Gray Building, Boston

Complete five-story cast-iron facade elevation for the John C. Gray Esq. building in Boston (No. 14), featuring Romanesque arched windows, rusticated ground floor, and detailed side section profile.

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Named BuildingsPl.I

102 lithographic plates.1200 DPI. Every line preserved.

From the Foundry Floor

Ornamental Door Panels

Gothic Gate & Fence Posts

Consoles, Brackets & Rosettes

John C. Gray Building, Boston

Catalog of Plates

Foundry Cross-Section

Iron Store Front No. 1

Iron Store Front No. 2

Iron Store Front No. 3

Arches & Spandrels

Store Front Elevations No. 4 & 5

Store Front Elevations No. 6 & 7

Arch Keys & Spandrel Details

Columns & Pilasters — Doric

Columns & Pilasters — Ionic

Columns & Pilasters — Corinthian

Iron Store House Elevation

Columns — Composite Order

Store Front No. 8 — Renaissance

Store Front No. 9 — Gothic

Capitals — Corinthian & Composite

Five-Story Cast-Iron Facade No. 1

Five-Story Cast-Iron Facade No. 2

Window Head Designs

Window Heads & Sills

Cornices with Modillions

Cornices & Entablatures

Enriched Cornice — 130 Broadway

Cornice Sections & Profiles

Lintels & Molding Profiles

Four-Story Facade — Palazzo Style

Arch Details & Keystones

Full Building Elevation No. 3

Full Building Elevation No. 4

First-Story Fronts — Plans & Elevations

First-Story Fronts No. 50 & 51

Pier & Column Sections

Building Facade — Broad Arch Style

Building Facade — Venetian Style

Window Frames & Sash Details

Girders, Beams & Structural Sections

Building Facade — Corner Design

Cast-Iron Building Facades

Arches, Keys, Capitals & Piers

Window Heads — Ornamental Series

Window Heads — Classical Series

Window Sills & Sub-Sill Details

Awning Posts, Sills & Lintels

Window Lintels, Lamp Post, etc.

Sills, Lintels & Moldings

Soffit & Ceiling Panels

Ornamental Panels & Spandrels

Facade — Empire Style

Facade — French Second Empire

Building Section & Floor Plans

Facade — Renaissance Revival

Facade — Romanesque Arches

Facade — Italianate Commercial

Patent Iron Shutters

Iron Vault Covers & Gratings

Patent Metallic Window Blinds

Lattice Work & Wire Guards

John C. Gray Building, Boston

H.H. Hunnewell Building, Boston

Grain Building Elevation

Grain Building Bin Details

Grain Building Vertical Section

Bridge Designs — Truss Types

Bridge Elevation & Section

Iron Light-House Tower

Railroad Track & Pavement Patterns

Balcony Fronts — Scroll Patterns

Balcony Fronts — Gothic & Renaissance

Veranda Railings & Brackets

Railing Panels — Geometric Series

Cresting & Ridge Ornaments

Consoles, Brackets & Rosettes

Brackets & Console Supports

102 lithographic plates.
1200 DPI. Every line preserved.