Terra Cotta Building (Alfred, New York)

Terra Cotta Building

Terra Cotta Building, 2012
Location Main St., Alfred, New York
Coordinates 42°15′27″N 77°47′19″W / 42.25750°N 77.78861°W / 42.25750; -77.78861Coordinates: 42°15′27″N 77°47′19″W / 42.25750°N 77.78861°W / 42.25750; -77.78861
Area less than one acre
Built 1892 (1892)
Architect Celadon Terra Cotta Co.
NRHP Reference # 72000820[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972

Terra Cotta Building is a historic office building and display center located at Alfred in Allegany County, New York. It was built in 1892 by the Celadon Terra Cotta Co and later sold in 1906, to the Ludowici Company of Ohio, which became the Ludowici-Celadon Company.[2] It is a one-story, 16-foot-wide (4.9 m), 25-foot-deep (7.6 m) building built almost entirely of terra cotta bricks, ornamental and roofing tiles manufactured by Celadon.[3] The building was designed as a sales office for the company, and was considered a "catalog" of their work. A replica was erected at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.[4] The building was the only remaining structure after a fire broke out on August 29, 1909 and destroyed what was at the time called Ludowici-Celadon Company.[5]

In 1969, when Alfred University planned to construct a new gymnasium on the site, the Alfred Historical Society worked to preserve and move the building.[6] It was relocated to its present site, across the street from the Alfred Post Office, in 1974. The Alfred Historical Society hosts open houses throughout the year for people wishing to examine the interior and learn about the history of the building and the tile company.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ The Celadon Terra Cotta Co. Archives and Special Collections at Herrick Memorial Library. Retrieved 2014-10-27
  3. ↑ NYS Office of Parks and Recreation (1976). National Register of Historic Places in NYS: The First Five Years 1969-1973. Division of Historic Preservation. p. 14.
  4. ↑ Rasmussen, Thomas (2001). Walking the Village of Alfred. Alfred Historical Society. pp. II.
  5. ↑ Bouck, Dr. Warren L. "The Celadon Terra Cotta Co". Herrick Memorial Library Alfred Archives. Alfred University. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes H. B. Harrington and L. H. Klinke (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Terra Cotta Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying four photographs


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