Tile Map - Terra Cotta Sites
T1 - Apartment Building
Central Mpls Map
Hawthorne & 13th St.
Hennepin Ave. to 13th St. heading north, go to the end of block, on
the corner. Park and walk to right, second building, terra cotta and
brick building.
T2 - Aveda
Central Mpls Map
Corner of 400 4th St. SE & Central Ave.
Terra cotta façade.
T3 - Baker Building
Downtown Mpls Map
706 2nd Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Stone building with terra cotta trimmings. Basic box structure given
meaning through articulation of historical, stylistic imagery in the
terra cotta medium. Notice how the stone has darkened and how the terra
cotta has retained original color. Larson & McLaren, 1925-1926.
T4 - Essex Building
Downtown Mpls Map
84 South 10th St., Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Lower stories are terra cotta with metal cornice at the top. Pieces
look like stone but the size (pieces never exceed 18x24) is a major
characteristic of terra cotta. Note how the joints figure into overall
composition and set up rhythms and divisions. Repetitive nature of
the material shows in the window casings. Note the durable nature
of the material when comparing the metal cornice to the terra cotta.
Ernest Kennedy, 1913.
T5 - Grain Exchange
Central Mpls Map
400 South 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Hierarchy of detail and repetition (e.g., 98 machine spandrel units,
12 hand-worked column capitals). Good relationship of raw terra cotta
clay body & brick
color. Kees & Colburn, 1900-1902.
T6 - Grain Exchange Annex
Central Mpls Map
412 South 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Rustication motif used to express terra cotta extrusion process. Good
contrast of color between white terra cotta glaze and orange brick.
Prairie School influence on classical trimming. Long, Lamoreaux & Long, 1909.
T7 - Hamm Building
Downtown St Paul Map
408 St. Peter St., St. Paul, MN 55102.
At one time thought to be the finest terra cotta building in the country, "The
Pride of the Midwest." Embossed, machine-pressed mold technique. 100%
terra cotta cladding. Building acts like a light modulator. Theodore Hamm,
art patron, expressed civic pride. Toltz, King & Day, 1919-1920.
 T8 - Hosmer Community Library
Twin Cities Metro Map
347 36th St., Minneapolis, MN 55408. 612-630-6950.
White terra cotta entryway and exterior details.
 T9 - Lafayette Building
Downtown Mpls Map
1108 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN.
Color highlights events at façade. Blue tops of the pilasters
express the points that carry the symbolic weight of the upper story.
A line of rust color on the richly carved frieze softens sharp line
where the building meets the sky. Croft & Boerner, 1922.
 T10 - Langford/Newell
Block
Downtown Mpls Map
300 1st Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Terra cotta used specifically as a medium for ornament, with its plastic
qualities fully expressed. The raw clay body is reworked and finished
by hand. Notice the train and clipper ship in the corn cartouche--they
symbolize the commerce that originally took place here. W.H. Dennis & Company, 1887.
T11 - Lowry Medical Arts Building
Downtown St Paul Map
300 Saint Peter St., St. Paul, MN 55102.
French Louis XV terra cotta ornament applied to American skyscraper.
Strongly stated cornice. Base light, top dark. Kees & Colburn, 1911-1912.
T12 - Lincoln Office Building
Downtown Mpls Map
806 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Wide spans at bays - base destroyed. Early skyscraper with good character
of presence on street. Most articulated ornament appears at street
level within pedestrians' line of vision. Long & Long, 1908.
 T13 - Mack Building
Twin Cities Metro Map
2505 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114.
Terra cotta façade and lettering. A medical supply business occupies building.
T14 - Medical Arts Building
Downtown Mpls Map
827 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Whole building is in deep relief like a shadow drawing, with line of
dark shadow at the top and bottom. Note gargoyles at the top. Very
stylistic-half gothic, half art deco. Long & Thorshou, 1923.
T16 - Nate's
Downtown Mpls Map
25 North 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Lavish overhang where lightweight terra cotta is hung from a steel
cantilever. Building is an older example of terra cotta evidenced by
a lack of surface glaze. Notice how the architrave becomes a jamb.
Long, Lamoreaux & Long,
1919.
T17 - Orpheum Theater
Downtown Mpls Map
912 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Machine-pressed fan light ornament, terra cotta balconies. Kirkhoff & Rose,
1921.
T18 - Pioneer Press Building
Downtown St Paul Map
336 Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55101.
Look for hand-worked terra cotta in the spaces between the spring
arch. Chicago School architect S.S. Beman, 1888-1889.
T19 - Rockler Fur Company
Downtown Mpls Map
18 North 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Material in profile combined with style to express soaring steel
frame. Piers begin to reveal art deco qualities. Much damage. Victor
de Brauwere, 1915.
T22 - State Theater
Downtown Mpls Map
805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Opulent use of terra cotta express the theatrics of the place. Notice
masks at the top. Tricks used to hide the joints and give the impression
of larger terra cotta pieces. Enclosing environment of entry. J.E.O.
Fridmore, 1920-1921.
T23 - Teener's Fabrics
Downtown Mpls Map
727-729 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403.
English "Hawksmoor Style" keystone. Repetitive cornice. Abstract
stringcourse in upper story. Note the terra cotta Indian on the building across
the street. Magney and Tusler, 1922
 T24 - Thresher Square
Central Mpls Map
708 South 3rd St., Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Terra cotta cartouche used as a corporate logo. Classic capital - no
shaft or base. Simple show box mass--plastic qualities of terra cotta
give it a strong character and expression at windows and entries. Kees & Colburn, 1900-1904.
T25 - World (now Fitzgerald) Theater
Downtown St Paul Map
4 East 8th St., St. Paul, MN 55413.
100% terra cotta cladding. Use of extruded, machine-pressed and hand-built
techniques. Classic giant order pilasters with modern abstract color composition.
Marshall & Fox, 1910.
T26 - Wyman Building
Downtown Mpls Map
400 South 1st Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Notice the huge size of the terra cotta pieces that make up the column.
Brick and terra cotta most likely made of the same clay body. Long & Kees, 1896.
T27 - YMCA Building
Downtown Mpls Map
30 South 9th St., Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Use of Tudor and Gothic motifs to express a tall building. Stone base
with matching terra cotta in the upper stories. Areas of terra cotta
are deeply carved, while carving on the stone was kept to a minimum.
Notice how the stone & the
terra cotta have weathered differently. Long, Lamoreaux & Long, 1919.
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