The houses had much ornamental ironwork.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Another black coating for ironwork, which is really a lacquer, is obtained by melting ozokerite, which becomes a brown resinous mass, with a melting-point at 140° F.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing] Reference

He noticed the carved lintels and decorative ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]

Then the bolts sheared or the ironwork broke in a new place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference

"Ornamental ironwork is sort of a dying art form," Owen said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Family-run Herndon Ironworks celebrates 50 years] Reference

The ironwork, rings, and lanterns are by Grosso di Ferrara, 1510.    From Wordnik.com.  [The South of France—East Half] Reference

When cold the varnish is ready for application to outdoor ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing] Reference

Roderick was not leaning on the pierced ironwork which edged the balcony.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smokescreen]

Well, my son, he started out in ironwork with me and TV tower construction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oral History Interview with Johnnie and Kathleen Bratten, January 15, 2000. Interview K-0508. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference

Not more than three yards away, on the other side of the ironwork, a man spoke in.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany] Reference

This was the sound they had made; this was the broken ironwork and the sheer edge.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Stories]

A reliable authority gives the following as a very good recipe for ironwork varnish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing] Reference

As I climbed the steps, even the ironwork of the railings seemed wonderfully familiar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time and Again]

I like to watch the tall flames licking the old ironwork and lighting up the black depths.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

The company builds ornamental ironwork, such as gates and fences, for custom-built houses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Family-run Herndon Ironworks celebrates 50 years] Reference

When the choir was opened out, the ironwork was brought here; but there was not sufficient.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch] Reference

Saw Tower Bridge, white stone, recently cleaned, detailed with fresh paint on the ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hard Way]

Original features include wood paneling in the public rooms and ironwork by artisan Samuel Yellin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pillsbury's Old Peninsula] Reference

The guests dutifully oohed and aahed, many ladies taking special note of the unusual use of ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Lady of Expectations]

Near this stands an ancient oaken chest, covered with elaborate and curious ironwork, with four locks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ely Cathedral] Reference

It was an Italianate mansion of red brick with tall, arched windows set off by ornate ironwork balconies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]

The street was empty, but a wide ironwork gate opened to rising marble steps and a pair of wide wooden doors.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Shadow in Summer] Reference

The decorative ironwork at the entrance and along the staircase gives this 1-year-old home an old-world feel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Money's Worth: Sunny Spots] Reference

Someone had built a crude set of stairs by simply jamming boards into the diamond-shaped gaps in the ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sun of Suns] Reference

The ironwork threw an intricate pattern of shadows on the concrete floor below, where we tenants parked our cars.    From Wordnik.com.  [While Other People Sleep]

Spanish pyramid-headed nails for securing ironwork were not far different from the diamond-and rose-headed nails of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference

Standing out from a wealth of blossom and verdure was an old well, surmounted by some ancient and picturesque ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891] Reference

The detective came forward, and without exerting himself unduly, forced open the ironwork and extricated the two beneath.    From Wordnik.com.  [The White Cottage Mystery]

The main door was five steps up from the sidewalk, and the steps were flanked by curving balustrades of ornamental ironwork.    From Wordnik.com.  [What The Left Hand Was Doing] Reference

People often referred to it as "The Charles Addams House," because it had a mansard roof topped by a lacy ironwork cresting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]

A clock across the avenue, visible beneath the reverberating ironwork of the elevated, seemed to have stopped at the half hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference

Half-concealed as it was by the gallery above and a row of ironwork urns, it was doubtful anyone else had thought to use the room.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Lady of Expectations]

While examining this doorway, notice should be taken of the ironwork of the door itself, and particularly of the sanctuary knocker.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See] Reference

The hoisting itself was effected by means of levers -- one to each rafter -- connected with the ironwork below by means of iron chains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887] Reference