Cast Iron Garden Ornaments 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. Rose Garden

Iron column base from the Bank of the State of Alabama, in Iron column top from the Bank of the State of Alabama. downtown Mobile, 1832. Bank of the State of Alabama.

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. Live Oak Plaza

Bench by Hinderer Iron works One of six benches featuring of New Orleans. a vintage design of grapes. Grecian Urn from Robert Wood, 19th century cast iron maker.

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Replica of Bienville Square benches Iron lace on the The Iron lace from the in downtown Mobile. Southern Hotel. Southern Hotel in downtown, Mobile now surround the breezeway on the Bellingrath Home.

Columns from the Southern Hotel One of two monumental in Downtown Mobile now grace Columns on the Southern Hotel. planters previously owned by the corner of the Home. Mrs. Harry Holden in New Orleans. South Terrace Mirror Lake

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.

Two handed, low footed planter from Hinderer Ironworks in New Orleans, LA.

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