Northwestern Terra Cotta Company
Northwestern Terra Cotta Company was Chicago's largest manufacturer of architectural terra cotta. With headquarters at 1750 Wrightwood Avenue in Chicago, NWTC operated from ca. 1877 until its last factory, located in Denver, closed its doors in 1965. The firm was a leader in development of the architectural terra cotta industry and provided building elements for numerous Chicago buildings, including the Wrigley Building, Chicago Theatre, and Civic Opera House.
From the description of Northwestern Terra Cotta Company records, ca. 1880-1970. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713908111
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Northwestern Terra Cotta Company. Northwestern Terra Cotta Company records, ca. 1880-1970. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.). New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company records, 1892-1921 (bulk, circa 1911-1920). | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Red Wing Potteries. Red Wing Potteries records, 1894-1978. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Red Wing Potteries records., 1894-1978. | Minnesota Historical Society |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Architectural Terra Cotta Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gladding, McBean and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hottinger, Gustav, 1848-1929. | person |
| associatedWith | Kristiansen, Grace, | person |
| associatedWith | National Terra Cotta Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Red Wing Potteries. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wrigley Building (Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
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| Building |
| Building |
| Decoration and ornament, Architectural |
| Decoration and ornament, Architectural |
| Decoration and ornament, Architectural |
| Designers |
| Designers |
| Terra-cotta |
| Terra-cotta |
| Terra-cotta |
| Terra-cotta industry |
| Terra-cotta industry |
| Terra-cotta sculpture |
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Active 1892
Active 1921
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