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New York City, home to many surviving examples of cast- and wrought-iron architecture and the country’s largest cast-iron historic district, is an ideal venue for this symposium.

Symposium: Restoration of Cast and Wrought Iron, 19-20 March 2011

On January 18, 2011 By

On Saturday March 19 and Sunday, March 20, 2011, HPEF, APTNE, Columbia University, and the AIA Historic Resources Committee will present a Symposium on the Restoration of Cast and Wrought Iron. The one and one-half day event will feature sessions on the properties and appropriate treatment of historic cast and wrought iron, an evening reception [...]

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Preservation of Historic Iron and Steel in Bridges and Other Metal Structures

On September 15, 2009 By

Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan, is presenting a three-day workshop on March 8, 9 and 10, 2010, to introduce a wide variety of interested personnel, including State Historic Preservation officers, Department of Transportation officials, engineers, engineering students, general contractors, and historic bridge preservationists, to restoration processes of historic metals using electric arc welding, heat straightening, and hot riveting processes. Funded in part by a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.

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