Glazed architectural terra-cotta

Glazed architectural terra-cotta is a masonry building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the 1930s and still one of the most common building materials found in U.S. urban enviroments. Glazed terra-cotta , a sturdy and relatively inexpensive material which could be molded into richly ornamented detail, played a significant role in architectural styles such as the Chicago School and Beaux-Arts architecture.

External links and sources

• The Preservation of Historic Glazed Architectural Terra-Cotta, from a National Park Service website
• Ottawa's Former Bowles Lunch, a January 2002 article from the Heritage Ottawa website
• Renovation of Bridgemarket under the Queensboro Bridge, from the website of the architects involved in the project
• Boston Valley Terra Cotta, an Orchard Park, NY-based company founded in 1899 and still manufacturing glazed terra-cotta