Cast Iron Garden Ornaments

Rose Garden

Iron planters made and marked by J.W. Fiske N.Y. who was one of the most

prominent makers and retailers of cast iron in the 19th century.

Bank of the State of Alabama, in downtown Mobile, 1832.

Iron column top from the Bank of the State of Alabama.

Cast iron is created using molten iron poured into a reusable mold. It quickly eclipsed earlier wrought iron which had to be individually forged and shaped by a skilled blacksmith. As you

walk through the Gardens, notice these historic cast iron pieces.

One of six benches featuring a vintage design of grapes.

Grecian Urn from Robert Wood, 19th century cast iron maker.

Live Oak Plaza

Bench by Hinderer Iron works of New Orleans.

Iron column base from the Bank of the State of Alabama.

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The Iron lace from the Southern Hotel in downtown,

Mobile now surround the breezeway on the Bellingrath

Home.

Two handed, low footed planter from Hinderer Ironworks in

New Orleans, LA.

Iron lace on the Southern Hotel.

One of two monumental planters previously owned by

Mrs. Harry Holden in New Orleans.

Columns from the Southern Hotel in Downtown Mobile now grace

the corner of the Home.Columns on the Southern Hotel.

Lion Overlook is centered with a life-size feline created in the

mid-19th century as a garden ornament for a home on

Mobile’s Government Street.

Outside the Home

Replica of Bienville Square benches in downtown Mobile.

South Terrace Mirror Lake

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