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The Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, established in 1846 as A. Hall and Sons Terra Cotta, was founded in Perth Amboy, New Jersey due to Perth Amboy's rich supplies of clay. It was one of the first successful terra cotta companies in the United States. Originally, the company produced porcelain and household wares but transitioned to terra cotta items. The company, always located at 59 Buckingham Avenue, changed its name to the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company and then to Atlantic Terra Cotta which, as the preeminent architectural terra cotta producer in the United States, went on to produce in its kilns the terra cotta for such notable buildings as the United States Supreme Court building, United States Supreme Court, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Woolworth Building.
Atlantic Terra Cotta Company Records
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The Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, established in 1846 as A. Hall and Sons Terra Cotta, was founded in Perth Amboy, New Jersey due to Perth Amboy's rich supplies of clay. It was one of the first successful terra cotta companies in the United States. Originally, the company produced porcelain and household wares but transitioned to terra cotta items. The company, always located at 59 Buckingham Avenue, changed its name to the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company and then to Atlantic Terra Cotta which, as the preeminent architectural terra cotta producer in the United States, went on to produce in its kilns the terra cotta for such notable buildings as the United States Supreme Court building, United States Supreme Court, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Woolworth Building.
See also
* Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company * Flatiron BuildingReferences
External links
Atlantic Terra Cotta Company Records
at the University of Texas {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlantic Terra Cotta Company Perth Amboy, New Jersey Companies based in Middlesex County, New Jersey Companies established in 1846 1846 establishments in New Jersey American companies disestablished in 1943