Darryl Reeves, a third generation metal worker, is owner of Andrew’s Welding and Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward. Regarded as a natural, Reeves is well known for his creative contemporary steel and brass staircase railings and furniture, and is revered for his historic restorations of antique iron work at historic sites. His public commissions include the restoration of the ornate fence at the Presbytery in Jackson Square in the French Quarter, fabrication of a new identical fence (using old techniques) for its sister building, “The Cabildo,” and the disassembly and reconstruction of the massive gate at the Chalmette National Cemetery which dates to 1872.
Andrews Welding and Blacksmith Shop
1873 Agriculture St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-944-5941
See his work:
Delphine House by Darryl Reeves and Swoon for the Music Box (photo by Bryan Welch)
Exploring the New Orleans Village Where You Can Play the Buildings
Master Blacksmith Darryl Reeves featured on German mareTV documentary “Das Mississippi-Delta”
New Orleans Master Crafts Guild’s works to end poverty
New Orleans Airlift – Music Box Roving Village: City Park 2015
The Music Box Village Finds a Home
Architecture That Sings: The Music Box Roving Village in New Orleans
Darryl Reeves, KnowLA – The Encyclopedia of Louisiana
Darryl Reeves, Master Blacksmith at 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival