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New Passenger Station Completed
A brief description of the architecture and ornamental decoration of the Lackawanna Railway Station in Scranton, PA. including the 36 Rookwood faience panels installed in the waiting room.
The Muskingum County Courthouse Floors: A Case Study of England's Role in the Genesis of America's Tile Industry by Michael Sims
An analysis of English workers' roles in the establishment of a successful U.S. tile company--especially the role of Gilbert Elliott of the American Encaustic Tiling Company in its first years when AET Co. was contracted to manufacture and install…
Contemporary Architectural Sculpture in Color by William Walton
A discussion of the development and use of polychromed terra cotta and faience sculpture in architecture in the United States during the first decade of the twentieth century.
The Work of American Potters--a series of articles by Pendelton Dudley, E. Woodward, Nicholas Hungerford, Charles Crosby and Mira B. Edson
A series of articles, written in 1910 and 1911, that briefly discuss the works of the Grueby, Newcomb, Rookwood, Teco (Gates) and Paul Revere Potteries.
The Fort Pitt Hotel, Pittsburg, PA.
Descriptions of the Norse and English Rooms in the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh, written in 1910.
Ceramics in Exterior Work by Charles James Fox
An article, written in 1907, about the use and value of tile and other ceramics for their sanitary features and as architectural decoration.
Architectural Detail Part XIII by John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
An article, written in 1922, about the use of ceramics in the designing of architectural details.
The Rise of the Pottery Industry and Recent Advances in the Pottery Industry by Edwin Atlee Barber
Two articles about the development of the pottery industry from ancient times to the present (1891), and about the development of the U.S. pottery and tile industries.