Terra Cotta Ornament

Buying Guides

A Buying Guide to companies specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of terra cotta ornament for classically-designed or historic buildings. Specialties include sculptural ornamentation, hand-molded ornamentation, fireboxes, chimney pots, balustrades, cornices and copings.

SEE ALSO: Columns | Balustrades | Cast Stone Ornament | Cornice & Cornice Moldings | Custom Casting | Facade Restoration | Molding & Materials | Siding | Stone Cladding | Stucco Finishes | Terra Cotta Substitutes

Buying Guide Spotlight

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Moore-Merkowitz Tile, Ltd

Designer & manufacturer of handcrafted ceramic relief & field tile since 1986: original designs & glazes; more than 230 designs in 150 colors; for kitchen backsplashes, bathrooms, fireplace surrounds, murals, pools & more. Residential and commercial.

Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Supplier of architectural terra-cotta façade & roof tile products: historically accurate; for restoration & new construction.

Classic Terra Cotta Co.

Manufacturer of architectural terra cotta: hand-pressed & high-fired historic terra-cotta pavers, uses finest earthen clay combinations; wall caps; stair treads.

Eye of the Day

Supplier of planters, architectural elements & statuary: hand-carved, terra cotta, concrete & English lead statuary; fountains, birdbaths, antiques & more.

François & Co.

Founded in 1997 by Thierry Francois, projects/products include fireplace mantels, range hoods, architectural elements, surfaces, cut stone, limestone, marble, scagliola, wood flooring, mosaics, fountains, terra cotta, DeCorbusier metal surfaces.

Gladding, McBean - Div. of Pacific Coast Bldg.

Manufacturer of sculptural ornamentation, machine-extruded terra cotta, roof tile, chimney tops, finials, pavers & vitrified sewer pipes: terra-cotta balustrades, copings, cornices & more; custom-glaze development.

Superior Clay Corp.

Supplier of hand-molded & -extruded terra-cotta architectural details: chimney pots in traditional styles; clay flue liners; fired-clay Rumford throats, dampers & smoke chambers; refractory mortar.