%. ■j>;-. ■<-- o ADETAI ICONKUNG-ARMS'mONG TERRA COTTA CO. s' '^T^i^* T^v" '^ .'■ '*9 flft flS flssft % CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY k^ \ ^^-^^-^z FINE ARTS LIBRARY Cornell University Library NA3700.C75 Terra cotta details. 3 1924 015 733 326 DATE DUE ,v, -CT.^ i 1 ) 1 1 ~ ^--i '■'■:'■': ■' :r.'- j i 1 1 1 ! 1 i i ! GAYLORD PniNTCDINU s * Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Co. PHILADELPHIA 1914 OFFICE and WORKS : NICETOWN. PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK: 347 FIFTH AVENUE A, %, '//,. Ot'2jo^; HIS book is not a Catalogue, but illustrates a small portion of the ornamental work we have executed during the twenty-eight years we have been in the terra cotta business. We have the moulds of some of this work, which would enable us to duplicate it at a small cost. Aside from this, we think the book will be of value to Architects as suggestions. It is not essentially constructive in character, but some of the photos of Cornices, etc., and the drawn plates show construction. Terra Cotta possesses advantages over all other ma- terials, a few of which are: The facility and economy with which both con- structive and ornamental terra cotta can be executed. Its light weight and the ease by which it can be moulded to fit structural steel recommends it for projecting cornices, balconies, etc. It is especially adapted to reinforced concrete con- struction, as it can be readily made to fit any form, and can be securely anchored to same. Its fire resisting qualities, having undergone a greater heat in the kilns than it will get in the buildings. It will outlast any other material in the weather, as it is almost entirely impervious to moisture, and when glazed is absolutely so. The infinite variety of color obtainable, makes it possible to produce the most beautiful polychrome effects in an imperishable material. liiiiuumiHiiii iiiiiii iiiiiii iiiuuiiiui iiiiiMiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiii iiiiii mii mmi miiii iiiim iim "i" i III I lllli III! m lapflBl^^iai^BiPBHBPIBlBWWBIWHWSIBliaSiHHliiliii oj .ti.ti, c ^ H ^ :C ^ u o o ■U 4_. +-J %« o O CO o cO O O 00 c c o U t, S "! ►^ u^ ^C/1 ~ Ci^ ?! '^ 'o'o S I I ^ O or-' CO 00 O M ri 000 GO 00 00 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 805-806-808-809 — Theatre Philadelphia, Pa Albert E. Westover, Architect PLATE 2 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 810-812-814-816— School. . . 811-815 — Bulletin Building. 813— Theatre ■ Crafton, Pa Press C. Dowler, Architect . Philadelphia, Pa. . . Roberts lS; Sceler, Architects and Engineers ■ Philadelphia, Vd Stearns & Castor, Architects PLATE 3 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 817 816 817— 2ist Ward School Pittsburgh, Pa. 818— Algonquin Apartments Baltimore, Md. . . .U. J. L. Peoples, Architect . Wyatt & Nolting, Architects PLATE 4 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 819-820-821— Notre Dame Uu St. Rosarie Church Gardner, Mass. .0. E. Nault, Architect PLATE 5 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA DETAILS— CROZER BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA Frank Miles Day iSt Bro., Architects PLATE 6 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA DETAILS— CROZER BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA Frank Miles Da)- & Bro., Architects PLATE 7 W Q I— ( o o H o <1 p:! Eh o I o w o O r) a < z; 2; o o q' o H Pi < d S i-j 3 ffl = f^ '^ w S 5 c/) Q Pi O U^ H < I cri < H W Q CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA QZS 850 822-824-S28-830 — Northbridge Church , 823-825-826 — Emmanuel Pres. Church. . Northbridge, Mass. . Philadelphia, Pa. . . Jno. Wm. Donohue, Architect . Chas. W. Bolton & Son, Architects PLATE 9 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 935 832 — Church 833 — CathoUc Day Nursery. . . . 834 — CathoUc Cathedral 835 — Atkinson Y. M. C. A 836— Girls CathoHc High School PLATE 10 Brooklyn, N. Y Harry H. Hally, Architect Troy, N. Y Louis Milliman, Architect Nashville, Tenn Asmus & Norton, Architects Greensburg, Pa Paul A. Bartholomew, Architect Philadelphia, Pa Ballinger & Perrot, Architects CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 837-838-839-840-841-842— School . 843-844-845-846 — Residence 847-84K-849-850 — School . Philadelphia, Pa J. Horace Cook, Architect . Bryn Mawr, Pa Peabody & Stearns, Architects .Swissvale, Pa U. J. L. Peoples, Architect PLATE 11 CONKLING-ARMSTRON(; TP:RRA COTTA CO., rHILADELPHIA 851 854 857 85^ 855 853 856 859 mfi^mmmmmmmm 658 851-853 — Residence... . 854 — Southam Building S.'i.S-Ssg — School 858 — Publishing House PLATE 12 Westwood, N. J Van Vleck & Goldsmith, Architects Montreal, Canada Brown & Vallance, Architects Philadelphia, Pa J. Horace Cook, Architect Montclair, N. J Van Vleck & Goldsmith, Architects CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA Qez 6 r->. oo QO Ph d H H O o « O ;^ O « H I o I— I O o CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 883— Poll Theatre 885 — St. Catharine's Convent 886— School 887— Bank PLATKJIT New Haven, Conn Brown & Von Beren, Architects Charlestown, Mass Chas. R. Greco, Architect Duquesne, Pa Edmund J. Lang & Bro., Architects Philadelphia, Pa Hermann Miller, Architect CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 888— Bath House Philadelphia, Pa. 889— U. S. Post Office Shreveport, La. . . 890 — Dean Academy Franklin, Mass. . , 891 — Apartment House Norfolk, Va 892 — Holland Apartments Norfolk, Va . .Carl B. Zilenziger, Architect J. K. Taylor, Architect . .James H, Ritchie, Architect . Neft' & Thompson, Architects . Neff & Thompson, Architects PLATE 18 ■jsjoprtvaj^ O I- u. t- u. ^ QJ OJ fl V~ 4-' 3 3 Hi OJ aj c c I — ,1 O) :::tu rt^ a; g'.s JT I- u nj -S 2 -2 H d 00 H ° 3 J ^^^ ■ Isaacs §S ^r^ X u a; ■jO Q-- O^ O^ — I Ph d H H o u w H O o tH rt <1 1 o ;^ I— ( H-l o u a: u CO Di C O 2 I W Q CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 913-915— Stock Exchange Philadelphia, Pa.. 914-916— Pacific Mutual Life Building Los Angeles, Cal. 917— Bank Philadelphia, Pa., Horace Trumbauer, ."Architect .Parkinson & Bergstrom, Architects Horace Trumbauer, Architect PLATE 24 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA ^l{ r^ Ti iliWY. 9^0 '■' ^T ^^ ^ .** sii.u3KB=t »- "^ «r ^-■^-■ic^ascciiaBWs: 92.1 z^-' '■^*s 92,4 y cb 9^5 9^7 Q18-Q26 Restaurant Philadelphia, Pa T. Russell Stuckert, Architect qjg Theatre New Haven, Conn Brown & Von Beren, Architects 021 Pell Estate New York City Pell & Corbett, Architects 022 Church Jamaica Plains, Mass Chas, R. Greco, Architect g2 . Store Boston, Mass Winslow & Bigclow, Architects q25 Restaurant Philadelphia, Pa T. Russell Stuckert, Architect PLATE 25 9?tr^-M:fj Y$:^ ■ RS; ;PK35:©»5?''1^ r A^*' -»% +-) u) tn -M (/) u -w -t-' u -t-' O) U O (L» u 4-) CD CD -4-> >^ n3 " 1> !> U] J3J5 i; 0) o U13 .Hm (J 3 § O m" .33 01 bjO-.. rT\ +-• I ?^?^?^ I GO O O ^N '-j (^ >v\''f {'^y>''l q v - ,; q>>.- ; v) v»/ 9(o0 961 96^ 963 965 9 64- ^MlkiiiliiiiwMaiiM 966 960-961-963 — Church 962-965 — Residence. ■ ■■ ■■ 964 — Commonwealth Trust 966 — Historical Society. . 967 — Library PLATE 34 East Boston, Mass F. Joseph Untersee, Architect Washington, D. C Geo. Oalcly Tot ten, Architect Pittsburgh, Pa K. J. (Jsterling, Architect Pittsburgh, Pa Ingham & Boyd, Architects llohiiesburg, Phila., Pa Stearns & Castor, Architects ■A H O U < o 2; o H 6 ;^ o 2 2 ^ SJ2 << ^ 8 s s ^ rtUO. c o ■ • ° a; . ._c '^ 01 Oh (^ rt ^ ^ oj " P !> ui rs jz Si" o J= 0,^2 J Cl, OJ ,y-, O -y; 0, a I M M QD C^ O '-' 0 'O 1^ t-* I^ Ift O Cn ON C^ On ^ ^ i-> U *-> o o o; o X IH "S IH CJ O L- CJ < < ;< -^ =y t J c ii s r-- .^ ^ P o z CONKTJNG-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PTTILADET.PHIA £S« 990 li Wf// 989 995 994 99(o 937 989 — Teller Memorial 990 — St. James Church 991 — Light Manufacturing Co.. 992 — Gainsboro Studio 993-997 — U. S. Express Building 994-995 — St. James Church. . . . 996 — Residence PLATE 39 Philadelphia, Pa Rothchild & Zilenziger, Architects Louisville, Ky J. J. Gaffncy, Architect New York City Chas. E. Birge, Architect New York City C. W. Buckham, Architect New York City Clinton & Russell, Architects Louisville, Ky J.J. Gaffncy, Architect Reading, Pa A. A. Ritcher, Architect CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA iiifniiiiiiiiiiiitiii 608. DETAILS— GRAMMAR SCHOOL, No. 7, BALTIMORE, MD. Wyatt & Nolting, Architects PLATE 40 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 998— Tlicatrc 999 — Theatre 1000 — Theatre .■•.•■ 1002-1004 — Fileiie Building. .Springfield, Mass Brown \' Von Beren, Architects Johnstown, I'a Albert E. Westover, Arehitccl .Philadelphia, I'a Albert E. Westover, Architect .Boston, Mass U. II. Burnham & Co., Architects PLATE 41 h-; P I— I a Ph d o <1 O o p^ H (X! :^ (/) -M J-) -M ^-* SJ ^ '^ U5 tfl nj OJ X) M '3 3 2 -a 2 2 O S -M C M ^ ~ V3. nl 1= 5 O O Q O « „ o o 5 5 o o CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 1012-1016 — Church of the Blessed Sacrament. . .Jamaica Plains, Mass. 1013 — Filene Building Boston, Mass 1014— Hotel Norfolk, Va 1015 — Theatre Philadelphia, Pa Chas. R. Greco, Architect . D. H. Burnham & Co., Architects . . . . Jno. Kevan Peebles, Architect Jno. D. Allen, Architect PLATE 43 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA „ V M r A Riiildinc Philadelphia, Pa Horace Trumbauer, Architect '"^^M.^vi.^H Infthute Baltimore, Md Pell & Corbett, Arch tects 1018— Maryland Institute . j, ^ Corbett, Architects ;o2oTo2t-Chur?h .' ■.■.::::;::.■::.■:.■.■.■.'.:; ; jlrlica Plains! Mass Chas. R. Greco. Architect PLATE 44 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA i022-lo-'4— Church of the Blessed Sacrament . . Jamaica Plains, Mass ChasR. Greco, Architect ^??_lT S Post Office Shreveport, La J. K- Taylor, Architect 1M5-I026-Pacific Mutual Life Building Los Angeles, Cal Parkinson & Bergstrom, Architects PLATE 45 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA ifiinifiifiiinri liJJUJI 710. '■ MM. DETAILS-MEDICO-CHIRURGIGAL HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA Frank Miles Day & Bro., Architects PLATE 46 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., THILADELPHIA ,0.8.,031-Mershon BuHHin, Philadelphia, Pa ; ; ; ; ; :'tVi^:^. ^:':^ ;°^rSd!^FdirHa.i.:::;:;;:;;;;:;::::;::ii^l&a;s..:;^ Newhau & Bievms. Architects PLATE 47 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 1033 — Municipal Building 10-14— Maryland Institute. . . .... i035_Pacific Mutual Life Building 1036 — Filene Building PLATE 48 Springfield, Mass Pell & Corbett, Architects Baltimore, Md Pell & Corbett, Architec s Los Angeles Cal Parkinson & Bergstrom, Architects Boston, Mass D- H. Burnham & Co., Architects CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 1045 1044 1045 1041 — Office Building. . . . 1042— Wagner Building. . 1044— Bulletin Building.. 1045 — Municipal Building PLATE 50 Philadelphia, Pa ]no. T. Windrim, Architect Mt Oliver Pa Emil Schmid, Architect Philadelphia, Pa.' .' .' E. V. Seeler, Architect Springfield, Mass Pell & Corbett, Architects CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA 1046- 1040 Theatre Philadelphia, Pa Stearns cS: Castor, Architects 1047-1048-1051— Department Store Jacksonville, Fla H.J. Klulho, Architect 1050— Uixoii Crucible Co Jersey City, N, J Clinton tk Russell, Architects PLATE 51 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA PLATE 52 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA ^"m^-.^^j^''^'- Ii."\2l pn irt-^ ^ aJ^^^«i^^S5«S^^«^ ^^^^^S^O^^^^^O^ ^S®^»!:^PW3^ , i;' jny !_» iiiiilil LLLIlii y !/^' 1 r. ;„.:.:!....,■ :::::.r:l; . ., '. 'i~. \ — _, 1 Ij ..^ K^, «, , „ f _JL 1 J r 1 Ij r "T 1 s 1 1 11 II » ,i. — r ,11 ~ "" ■ -r~ \— ^ II S 11 ■ !! ■ 1 '\ '11 . li il 1 il ^ ^i_ _JI _ _Ii II 4 \ I f. i' i! J II 1 11 II li ii ir' "1 — r ' li 11 11 II :l |l ' II ,1 ' 11 1 II ' 11 '1 i ii 1' -' T ' -- li T ~ir " . II IL__' . ■ i: i|^ -J Ji ..- ■ ..JL.__ ._.jl:_._j__. ^.JT ~-_ '^^JL ■ -|p — ir 4 !■ '""•i ' ^r ir " " ^-- T- — ^\ - - ---]- ■■" "■'-— II II 1 i 11 11 ■ » « f II ! 11 li 11 11 " Il ^^. , J, „., f li 1 » , !l , II 1, ^' — Ji :-^ J' T- 1 II ■ II 11 ■■ II ' \- ^ - '^-'— » ,r:- -- ir 11 « li ( ■ 1 •' ,11. f II H ^ II fl 1! l| ■1/ ■ ) II I II « II 1 li il li 1 H II II II II 11 1' 11 rl ^1 i| ii 11 T! ^1 11 1 " 1 II II T .::./:" : i r^==pryvf=T-='^?:pji^JK=f7^|=^^ I 1 _ \ir^\{M C^'^'W'-'i^' '-^m^ it \%~^^'-^w PLAN ON Liir-iE A.LOOK^^SG VP, t:scM3Bs3^^^= r\. ' ' CLIMICAL AMPHrrHEATiRE, sviEDiCO-aillKVRClGA FRANK MiL'f-S DAY S- BROTHER ARCHrrECTS. PWLADELFHiiA iV-v. PHILAOKLPHIA. , PLATE 53 CONKLING-ARMSTRONG TERRA COTTA CO., PHILADELPHIA E^ViLDING FCm THE LAND Tri'LE Als'D TiRVST COMF^^MV. .BROAD S4.CHES.TNVT STS. PHILAPELPHIA. P.H.BVRNHAM & CO. y\RCHrrECTS, CH3CAC.O C O't i E-IL- n !U " AV« V. STRON G TERHA COTTA CO. PHiLADEVPHlA. . ^ [ilLTuiJiiiiikH— PLATE 54