21 Mar sizable collection of “chicago style” cast iron newel posts, interior floor registers, and f.p. smith ornamental iron added to online catalog

a vast collection of 19th century exterior dearborn foundry newel posts, tuttle & bailey floor registers, and miscellaneous ornamental ironwork hand-crafted by f.p. smith was recently acquired by urban remains earlier this week. the american victorian-era interior and exterior residential ironwork was salvaged from demolished cottages, italianates, and greystones across chicago over the past twenty years. the following group of images offer a preview of the rescued ironwork making its way on the urban remains’s online catalog.