Terra Cotta Building is a historic
office building
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and display center located at
Alfred
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in
Allegany County, New York
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. It was built in 1892 by the
Celadon Terra Cotta Company. It is a one-story, , building built almost entirely of bricks, ornamental
terra cotta
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, and roofing tiles manufactured by Celadon. 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. The building was the only remaining structure after a fire broke out on August 29, 1909 and destroyed the Alfred factory of the Ludowici-Celadon Company.
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.
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/ref> 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
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in 1972.
Gallery
File:Terra Cotta Building Apr 12.jpg, Terra Cotta Building side view, April 2012
References
External links
The Celadon Terra Cotta Co- Herrick Memorial Library, Alfred University
Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Office buildings completed in 1892
Buildings and structures in Allegany County, New York
Museums in Allegany County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Allegany County, New York
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