New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company records, 1892-1921, bulk 1911-1920

Collection context

Creator:
Ajello, Gaetan, 1883-1983, Bair, Harry S, Bickel, Charles, Blum, Edward I., 1876-1944, Blum, George M., 1870-1928, Bossom, Alfred C., 1881-1965, Boyland, John P, Carpenter, J. E. R. (James Edwin R.), 1867-1932, Crane, C. Howard (Charles Howard), 1885-1952, Fanning, William T, Haight, Charles Coolidge, 1841-1917, Hahn, Edward, Hardenbergh, H. J. (Henry Janeway), 1847-1918, Gilbert, C. P. H. (Charles Pierrepont H.), 1861-1952, Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934, Gompert, William H., 1875-1946, Jallade, Louis E. (Louis Eugene), 1876-1957, Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942, Keister, George, Lamb, Thos. W. (Thomas White), 1871-1942, Lehman, William E., Levitan, Benjamin W., 1878-1941, Lyons, Robert T, Morris, Montrose W., 1861-1916, Merchant, Alexander, Meyers, Charles B, Nirdlinger, M, Pelham, George F (George Frederick), 1866-1937, Pilcher, Lewis F, Post, George Browne, 1837-1913, Potter, Wilson, Roth, Emery, 1871-1948, Rowland, John T., 1872?-1945, Smith, Morrell, Snyder, C. B. J., 1860-1945, Stoddart, W. L, Taylor, James Knox, Thomas, Andrew J (Andrew Jackson), 1875-1965, Tilton, Edward L (Edward Lippincott), 1861-1933, Trumbauer, Horace, 1868-1938, Wenderoth, Oscar, Wetmore, James A, Windrim, John T (John Torrey), 1866-1934, Zipkes, Maximillian, New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company, Advanced Terra Cotta Co, American Terra Cotta Corporation, Atlanta Terra Cotta Company, Atlantic Terra Cotta Company (New York, N.Y.), Ballinger & Perrot, Brick Terra Cotta and Tile Co, Buchman & Fox, Buchman & Kahn Architects, Carrè€re & Hastings, Central Terra Cotta Co, Chesapeake Terra Cotta Co, Clinton & Russell, Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Co., Corning Terra Cotta Co, D.H. Burnham & Co., Delano & Aldrich, Dennison & Hirons, Dorrence Terra Cotta Co, Doulton Terra Cotta Co, Esenwein & Johnson (Firm), Federal Terra Cotta Co., Fichter & Brooker, Furness, Evans & Co., George B. Post & Sons, Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Co, Goldner & Goldberg, Gronenberg and Leuchtag, Guilbert and Betelle, H.E. Kennedy Co, Harpster & Bliss, Helmle & Corbett, Holabird & Roche (Chicago, Ill.), Holmes & Winslow, Indianapolis Terra Cotta Co, Kahn & Wilby, Kansas City Terra Cotta Co, Kreymborg Architectural Co, Leeds Fireclay Co, Ludlow & Peabody, McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, McKim, Mead & White, Marshall & Fox (Firm), Maryland Terra Cotta Co, Maynicke & Franke, Midland Terra Cotta Co, Milburn, Heister & Co, Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff, Architects, Moore & Landsiedel, Mowbray & Uffinger, Murphy & Olmsted, Neville & Bagge, New Jersey Terra Cotta Co, Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, O.W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works, Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, Raritan Clay Co, Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker, Richards, McCarty & Bulford (Columbus, Ohio), Rouse & Goldstone, Rutan and Russell, St. Louis Terra Cotta Co, Sass & Springsteen, Schwartz & Gross, Shampan & Shampan, Shattuck and Hussey, Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, inc., Sommerfeld & Steckler, South Amboy Terra Cotta Co, Stanley & Scheibel, Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck, Stearns & Castor, Tooker and Marsh, Townsend, Steinle & Haskell, Warren & Wetmore, Walker and Weeks (Firm), Washington Terra Cotta Co, Weber, Werner & Adkins, Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Company, White Acre of Ohio Terra Cotta Co, Winkle Terra Cotta Co, York & Sawyer, and Zettel & Rapp
Extent:
100 linear feet
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Files of the company, 1911-1920, much of which consists of unsucessful architectural bid documents, each noting the architect, building, and location, as well as estimated costs, sketches, and related correspondents. These bid documents represent commissions not awarded to NYATCC, and do, in some cases, indicate the outcome of the bid. Architects represented include McKim, Mead & White; Cass Gilbert; George Post; D.H. Burnham & Company; Warren & Wetmore, Schwartz & Gross, and many others. Also includes correspondence and office memoranda, including some describing the formative years, 1911-1914, of the National Terra Cotta Society, trade catalogs, and job photographs. Also, two albums containing photographs of sample pieces of terra cotta, and month by month construction records for three buildings, including the American Theater (42nd Street, New York, 1892) by Charles Coolidge Haight; the Renaissance Apartments (Brooklyn, N.Y., 1889) and the Imperial Apartments (Brooklyn, N.Y., 1890) both by Montrose Morris.

Biographical / historical:

The New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company (NYATCC) was in operation at 401 Vernon Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, New York, from 1886 to 1932. Of the forty-eight major terra cotta manufacturers in the United States, it was the only company that operated its plant in New York City. The NYATCC supplied architectural terra cotta for projects throughout the United States and Canada, including over 2,000 buildings. Among their most prominent commissions are Carnegie Hall and the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred citation:

New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company records, Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Location of this collection:
300 Avery Hall
1172 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Researchers are encouraged to request materials at least one month in advance. You will receive an email from the department within 2-3 business days confirming your request and currently available appointment times. Requests are limited to 8 boxes per day (or equivalent), with a maximum of 5 boxes for off-site materials, 5 folders of drawings, or 5 rolls or tube boxes.
Contact:
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