no mi Volume 1 TS{iimber 5 Published every noiv and then by The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company DENVER • CHICAGO • ST. LOUIS **4 FOR OWNERS ARCHITECTS CONTRACTORS BUILDERS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Columbia University Libraries https://archive.org/details/cataloguenorthweOOnort Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs May Save the Situation A situation in the building industry which arises with great frequency and regularity is the one in which actual construc- tion starts almost before there is time to have the tracings of the structure blue-printed. Whether the necessity for so doing be real or apparent, whether the <;ause be financial considerations, the owner's anxiety or any other reason, the result is the same — time is of the essence, and something must be sacri- ficed for the sake of speed. When this situation arises, the item to be first discarded from the plans is quite apt to be the ornamental details. The more care which the designer has lavished upon the little niceties which serve to give personality to a structure, the greater is the chance that these will be ruthlessly revised. "We can't wait for weeks while these non-essentials are being made," he is told by way of excuse, and no argument that the attractiveness of the building in years to come is dependent thereon, or that the rental value or resale value will be adversely affected by the omission of attractive ornament, avails. When Time Is of the Essence Ready for Immediate Delivery Northwestern Stock Terra Cotta means just what the name implies. There is con- stantly carried in stock, ready for imme- diate delivery, a full line of entranceways, belt courses, string courses, sills, lintels, window trim, cartouches, ornamental panels, pier caps, pier bases, bulkhead base, coping, finials and chimney tops. The color and ceramic finish of this stock have been chosen with the knowledge that it must harmonize and contrast pleas- ingly with a wide range of colors and surface texture offered by other building materials. It will be found that Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs fulfill this condition of color harmony, and offer the additional advantage of modeled ornament executed by expert artisans. With this combination available, it is easy to achieve distinctive effects for any structure. Samples of color and finish will be forwarded on request. Many architects have found that Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs may be relied upon to meet such a situation, and that the effects achieved with this material are far superior to what they could have hoped for had it not been avail- able. The choice of style in Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs is quite frankly limited for the present to Gothic, but the details of design and of modeling are excellent and the material and finish fulfill every condi- tion of the most exacting specification. Easy to Select and Use Planning with North- western Terra Cotta Stock Designs is rendered easy by the 2.5 pagecatalogue, which contains reproductions of over one hundred individual features which comprise the line. Each illustration is fully dimensioned and furnishes a clear idea of the modeling. Assembly drawings of the more com- plicated features, such as entrances, are also shown, both in elevation and section. There has also been prepared a composite elevation showing suggested uses of Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs for the ornamentation of the various parts of apartment building exteriors. These can readily be adapted by designers to other styles and types of buildings. Catalogue and suggestion sheet will be mailed to architects upon request, and any queries will be cheerfully answered. Even from the viewpoint of comparative costs, the use of Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs will prove advantageous. The same model and the same mould are used in the production of a compara- tively large number of identical stock features. It is therefore possible to distribute the cost of these expensive operations so that each individual piece bears only a small fraction of the actual expense. Illustrating the Application of Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs have been used exclusivelv in the ornamentation of all the buildings illustrated in this folder. Some of these were erected in record breaking time because the terra cotta trim was as readily available for delivery and setting as any other of the building materials used. When the attractive appearance of the finished structure is sought, and time is a vital factor, it will pay to consult the catalogue of Northwestern Terra Cotta Stock Designs, and the suggestion sheet. AVERY LIBRARY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY '[’he [Jor(THV/E^TEr(M r fERRA-(JOTTA(JO. Preface established in the principal cities of this country. If its a mysterious compound, but simply architectural clay- progressive Architects and Manufacturers would SO H E use of Architectural Terra Cotta has become general, and is firmly superior qualities were generally understood, if it were known that it is not ware; i. e., hollow brick made in all shapes and sizes from selected clay, find it easier to introduce it in the smaller cities. The durability of terra cotta has been proven by numberless specimens, preserved to the present day, conveying records of the earliest nations known to history. Its effectiveness in absolutely protecting the steel skeletons of our “sky-scrapers" has been demonstrated on a large scale by the Baltimore fire. High compressive strength, combined with cleanness of the surface, and lightness, add to its practical value. An endless variety of unfading colors, and the ease with which the soft clay, from which terra cotta is made, yields to the most subtle impulse of the sculptor, as well as the comparatively low cost at which the most delicate as well as the most vigorous ornament can be duplicated, make it the artistic building material par excellence. GLAZED OR ENAMELED Terra Cotta is the ideal building material for smoky cities. COLORIST 1C TREATMENT of terra cotta will be a conspicuous feature in the American architecture of the future. SPEAKING OF OUR OWN WORK AND WORKS. With the largest and best equipped plant, guided by thirty years of practical experience, assisted by the best talent in every department, and with the determination to excel, we have succeeded in producing the highest grade of Architectural Terra Cotta in all its varieties. THE DURABILITY OF OUR WARE has been proven by buildings put up a quarter of a century ago and by the fact that piles of “over pieces” of standard and enameled ware exposed to the weather in the open yard, and covered and filled with ice and snow year after year, are now in perfect condition, without crazes or cracks, and supply us with many of the finest samples we submit with our proposals. THE FLINT-LIKE HARDNESS OF OUR MATERIAL is indicated by its clear, metallic ring. Our methods of burning exclude the possibility of a single under-burned piece. EQUAL CARE is exercised in every department. The result is perfect terra cotta, straight, everlasting, uniform in color, and artistic in form. Quality and promptness, and our never tiring efforts to please our patrons, made our reputation, and opened to us the market from coast to coast and from the Gulf to the Canadian Lakes. THE PERFECTION OF OUR PRODUCT attracted the attention of European experts, and secured for us the highest awards in New Orleans, Chicago, and St. Louis. At one time in 1905 we had the terra cotta for nearly a dozen UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN WORK. We call particular attention to the fact that all our work is CAREFULLY ASSEMBLED after leaving the kilns, checked up and fitted to exact sizes and close joints, so that no chisel need be used on it at the building, provided the proper care is taken by the setter and the dimensions of the building are correct. WE PREFER TO ERECT OUR OWN WORK, especially on large and complicated jobs, and employ a large force of compe- tent terra cotta setters for the purpose. THE TIME REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURING terra cotta from special designs varies from (our weeks to three months, de- pending on the character of the work. Barring unavoidable accidents, delays are usually caused by failure to furnish complete working data at time order is placed. On the following page we call attention to a few points in this connection. We are always ready to make our own full size details, but must depend on others for carefully figured general drawings and iron diagrams. WE PRESENT THIS CATALOG TO OUR PATRONS, not in an attempt to repeat or resell that which already has been done, but to show in some degree what has been accomplished, and the approved standard methods that have been evolved. ON PAGE SEVEN WE SHOW AN ATTEMPT AT POLYCHROMATIC TREATMENT at our branch office in the Railway Exchange Building. We invite inspection to this room, with its walls built of inlaid faience in various colors. Page eleven shows a view of the ROTUNDA OF THE SAME BUILDING, which is executed in cream colored enameled terra cotta instead of marble which until now has predominated for such work. PAGE NINE SHOWS THE EMAMELED TERRA COTTA EX- TERIOR OF 1 HE SAME BUILDING. Further pages are devoted to photographs of a few of the buildings for which we furnished terra cotta since the publication of our previous catalog. PAGES 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63 and 65 display practical methods of construction, which we think will be appreciated by the archi- tectural profession. WE HAVE STUDIED SKELETON CONSTRUC I ION in connection with TERRA COT I A from its very inception. Our experience is at the disposal of our patrons. PAGES 47, 49 and 51 show photographs of modeling. The designs will not be duplicated, except by permission of the respective architects. THE LAST THREE PAGES SHOW COPINGS, CHIMNEY TOPS AND VASES for which we have the molds. We keep in stock, in red and buff colors, ready for immediate shipment, some of the goods indicated on these sheets; but in most cases, especially when other colors are desired, we require from three to four weeks to fill an order. Any change from the dimensions, shapes, etc., given on these sheets, will increase the cost and the time required to manufacture. The prices given are for standard terra cotta. Extra charge will be made for all kinds of glazes and enamels, granite and fire flashed work. We make almost any color and finish ever produced in our line. We omit the usual catalog sheets with all kinds of ornamental stock work, as it is impossible to meet even a small fraction of the ever varying demands, as to style and dimensions, of the long list of architectural features. When desired, we shall attempt to find stock molds approximately corresponding with designs submitted and will send photographs and drawings of such features as we have for approval. We will take pleasure in welcoming at our works all those interested, and show them the latest and best in architectural terra cotta. 3 fJORTHWEJjTEI^ ^ERRA'^OTTA (Jo. Please Read the Following Carefully. For Estimating. NLESS DIAGRAMS with schedules showing all the Terra Cotta required are given, do not fail to send complete general drawings and specifications, including all elevations, all floor plans and roof plan, Longitudinal and 1 ransverse sections, also iron drawings, large scale drawings and details if available. COLOR distinctly all Terra Cotta on all elevations. Indicate Terra Cotta concealed behind porches, railings, inside of entrances, and give returns, etc. Conditions Upon Which Proposals Are Based. 1 . If not otherwise specified, all estimates are based on Standard Terra Cotta. 2. All moldings will be so profiled as to draw from the molds, except where details submitted for estimating require special treatment. 3. If no details are furnished for estimating, and if the specifications contain nothing to the contrary, all panels, mold- ings, and ornaments of equal dimensions will be made from the same molds, respectively. 4. SOLL1TS. All soffits will be made plain, if not otherwise indicated. 5. ORNAMENTS. Photographs of ornaments will be submitted for approval if desired. 6. JOINTING. We joint work in the customary and most practicable manner, if no special provisions are made in the specifications. 7. KEY JOINTS. None will be made except where clearly shown, or necessitated by the construction. 8. BEDS. If not otherwise mentioned, we shall reduce or increase beds in the wall according to our judgment. 9. BACKING UP. All our work is calculated to safely support the superincumbent weight under ordinary circumstances ; but all Terra Cotta should be filled in with brick and mortar, thus forming a homogeneous mass with the wall. Use tight cement mortar joints for backing. 10. ANCHORS. No anchors will be furnished unless specially mentioned in the specifications, or where we do our own setting. 1 I. CONSTRUCTIONAL IRON. Such iron will not be supplied, except when specially mentioned in the specifications. 12. FINISH. If not otherwise instructed, we will use a light vertical drove finish, about eight lines to the inch and slightly irregular on all surfaces, except on ornaments and backgrounds of same. I 3. LAP JOINTS. If not otherwise instructed, we shall make lap joints for all sills and coping, for all washes more than three (3) inches wide. For enameled ware we use raised joints. 1 4. TRANSOM BARS of small cross-section and over 24 inches long must be jointed, and ought to have iron supports. I 3. RAILS for balustrades will be made to receive continuous steel of suitable shape and size. 16. DOWN SPOUTS. We will cut no holes for down spouts or conductors, except where shape, dimensions, and locations of such fixtures be given, and will allow one-half inch all around them for expansion by frost. 1 7. GUTTERS. We make gutter moldings of uniform cross-section ; the pitch for metal gutter is to be formed by furring or cementing. Terra Cotta Gutters without a lining are not safe. Information Required for Manufacturing. 18. FIGURES. We need plans, elevations, and sections, with complete lines of figured dimensions in all directions. Give measure- ments on wall line. Color out Terra Cotta on elevations. 1 9. DE I AILS. Please state whether you will furnish full size details. 20. RETURNS. Where members return around side or rear, such returns should be shown and figured. 21. BRICK WORK. Send sample of brick, or dimensions of same. Give thickness of mortar joints. Remember that all except con- tinuous brick piers are determined by size of brick used. Give full size detail of molded brick where in contact with Terra Cotta. Give pro- jection of brick corbels. 22. OPENINGS. Give sizes, radii, and reveals. Where moldings, imposts, bases, or caps, return against frame, show how r to finish against staff bead. 23. CIRCULAR BAYS. Give radii, chord, sizes of piers, openings and reveals. Say whether the frames are straight or circular in plan. 24. BAY WINDOWS. Give figures to dete i mine angles. 25. COPING. Give thickness of walls. 26. GABLES. Establish pitch by figures. 27. CHIMNEYS. Give outside size, plan of flues and thickness of walls. 28. IRON LINTELS. Where these are used to support the Terra Cotta give section of iron and exact position by figures. 29. REIGLES. Show where reigles for metal flashing shall be cut. 30. COLOR. We have on hand a large variety of samples of standard colors, and many of enameled, and will forward samples for examination on application. If possible select color from such samples, and give us the number of same. When special colors are to be matched, we may require extra time for experimenting. Where more than one color is used, distinguish them in coloring elevation. Skeleton Construction. We shall be pleased to give clients all possible information as to Terra Cotta in connection with such construction, and will assume respon- sibility for work carried out according to our suggestions. Please remember that SHOP DRAWINGS of steel must be furnished before we can proceed with the work. These drawings to include framing plans, column drawings showing brackets that engage the Terra Cotta, and spandrel sections showing sizes of iron and giving location in figures. Pages 53, 55, 5 7, 59, 61, 63, and 65 of this catalogue contain much information bearing on this construction. 5 CITY OFFICE OF THE NORTHWESTERN TERRA COTTA CO Fourteenth Floor Railway Exchange Building CHICAGO. ILL An example of Interior Decoration in Enameled Terra Cotta Designed by F. P Dinlcclbcrg. Architect ‘J’llE NoiYHiV^EyrE^N "JeIW^OTTA (Jo RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING, CHICAGO, ILL. Cream tinted Enameled Terra Cotta from sidewalk to cornice Branch office of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co . Room 1415 D. H. Burnham & Co.. Architects B! 11 iijifl ■■ Sil ■■ ail ■! ! j [!| ■■ HI ; niiouiIiMii!; g r * 1 rrm SSI I* ninin ■ ■■fi UNION TRUST BUILDING, CINCINNATI. OHIO Red and grey Terra Cotta D H. Burnham & Co Architects 17 REPUBLIC BUILDING. CHICAGO. ILL. White full Enameled Terra Cotta from sidewalk to cornice Holabird & Roche Architects The Northwestern Terracotta (Jo STEWART BUILDING, CHICAGO, ILL. Lower stories green glaze; upper stories grey Terra Cotta D. H. Burnham & Co.. Architects gnnmiTi rrr rrr m m tt tt? m nr T ■H! imt r ¥■ —s ¥■> MANDEL BROS. BUILDING. CHICAGO. ILL. Terra Cotta fronts, light cream Enameled Holabird & Roche, Architects OLIVER BUILDING, PITTSBURG. PA. Entire fronts light cream full Enameled Terra Cotta D. H. Burnham & Co. . Architects GIMBEL BUILDING, MILWAUKEE. WIS White E nameled Terra Cotta fronts D. H. Burnham & Co. . Architects 19 Jwi JVjoi^Th\VE^TEP.- , 1 i FIRST NATIONAL BANK, CINCINNATI, OHIO Terra Cotta trimmings, court Enameled D H. Burnham & Co. . Architects 331 IS* m i 0 i iin ni MAJESTIC BUILDING. CHICAGO. ILL. Cream Enameled Terra Cotta front E. R. Krause, Architect 37 Jwz [VjORTHVVE5TEFkAft bull l up of drums, cl uvmefer not lo exceed 2-0. C, Design, d i5pei\3tTV(j witk vrrlica-l. xtvcI concealing kori^ontjvl joints duvrrvciPr not to ex.ce*-d 3-0. lY Tke or\lu feasible nrvelkod of jointing Classic nl Colamrv skivf l 5 over 2-0 ir\ din-meter, t, Iwo designs of modified Flu ling for Clossiol column sknfts concent ing vertical joints. 53 ^HE Northwestern Terracotta (Jo Two o\Am|)l e-5 showing t re at rrv. o rv t of " I'CVCixL ; Orvc cvrv ck ore it tkro’ ckamvcl web tke otker booked ov er to)) of i\.jv.gLe w kick. is .sc |>*vr *vl o *1 Ironv boanv.. Rear and front Clcvations of Lintel , 6kowing rue t bod of hong lug l • explain- ing functions of clips, dowels, hangers, etc . d) e. c l i o n Note shelf (or brickw ork Lxcvnvple okow lr\_g con\bii\ed use of skelf bearing &' rod. vsusbeivsi oiv — Double Li.rv.te l Lxanvple sko wlrvg lirvtel suspended. fronc skelf; — tklS skelf supporting brickwork bedded otv, skelf., and anchored, to top f l ai v o, e of ckaivrveL- — Oirvgle Lirvtel rest irvg Lot L orv *sk el f s' kooks tke material above tke Lirvtel kavlrvg a skelf bearing Double Lintel. Orv c \n ilk slvcll benruvo brine anchored to top flange of channel l -’Ike ollvpr Ivuieo by means of Rangers o o staff bead for frreventmg uvjurv lo TO by deflection of beanc v3offlt Iviuvo by means of kan.oe.rs < i * Tke soffit uv tlus cc.se is botk suspended and bedded Orv beam f Lano e. Mve upper course lvavin_g a skelf bearing Indies Specimens oe intel Construction Showing various Methods or 5 up porting, Hanging and Anchoring 1Z i> 6 3 O 1 z i r . i ■ ■ , i . i j 1 1 1 , t i . i .i ij ! i Feet 55 J 4 ^HE Northwestern "Jew (Jotta (Jo : 1 i i, i € T \\AI.L !’; A! ! •> 12 " - 12. ”■ !i Look Ours 12' Plans Gross ' Supports is" c .Anchor Rous : V i«ii mi snu \i t.s . I'i u 1 IIaNC.T.RS '" yg " UOl'ND Clips flnt u> fit Conn i:c tion s >tani >ari> ri Front Elevation r=^ 5idlView Plan or A rm. Frame Da lc o n y con st raj c t i o n Scale, For Details XTtr £== - I — - f Feet Plan Scale for Elevation « Plan Inche.3 MiliLL £ ==== J - J T 1 = — -= T Feet ISOMETRIC SECTION Tro" Pedestal Bracket Section Thro* Section Thro' Baluster Rail Isometric Scctio Si i owing Construction or Platform 57 fJoPiTHWE^TE^N^ERRA-^OTTA^O N-5'VHCisr Projection or (. ov'nkt EXCEEDS 3-6 TV O OFFSETS IN Va5h Will Be Required instead Or One as Shown at C ROLL JOI.NTT Covur Platt. Channtj specimen t ARCHITRAVES* & CORNICCSaTOR SKELETON® CONSTRUCTION- Plan Shoving Connections G Lookout In Corntce Op no i. Connections Tor. Lookout In Cornice Or ElgL.ARL Semilar. All Lookouts To BE Spaced about 6-o' center To center. CONT1MUOUS . 3x3xt" L. f Rods About 5-0" ,on Centres Sinltcm Showing 'Method of c ■ -ill L ' ! LUJ m i n 1U T .. !□ is 1 'A [(/■( CL' ZZjB in _ i ! U nn J y i (a 1 i s r-y. anchoring Small cornices to. : Tg 2 59 Northwestern Terracotta (Jo. 61 ^Wl I^JO^THVVE^TErxN TERRA' ? 0TT A ?°- SECTION AA 63 J\\l JJORTHtfEJTE^N ^ W' (JOTTA (^0. 65 Jwi NORTHWESTERN yERRA-^OTTA (Jo Section Numbers a Sections PlA_ns-siz.es are portl.or.r> of Topi liv suck <.o. 5 « full fliju-rcd -pW. reaulfccl. A E> d C / \ ~n — qnr / n / n N IX J i i No i 2 sa L No 124-8 BCDteF No 3000 A BC D t &T No 1255 Schedule. Nu-mixrn Device a_l i? ev.se Opervin fj ©d lop Mei dkt Dirvm cter 3 vl Sjvsvpe. o. 1 ' sJvaxft Pri C e Niun Be r Device. 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