Members of the Sacramento County Historical Society gather in the restored meeting of the Library & Courts Building to hear a presentation on architectural terra cotta.
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State Library curator Gary Kurutz expounds on the granite and terra cotta façade of the historic Library & Courts Building. Next year, the building will be closed for purposes of restoration and repair to the terra cotta.
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The main façade of Office Building Number 1 (now known as the Unruh Building) was clad in Sierra white granite and Gladding, McBean terra cotta. The building opened in 1928 and was designed by Charles Weeks of San Francisco.
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Gazing skyward, the viewer will see the handsome cornice of the Pacific Electric Company building at the corner of 11th and K Streets. N. Clark & Sons manufactured the terra cotta for this beautiful office building. It opened in 1912.
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The striking entrance arch of the Weinstock-Lubin Building rises fifty feet. Made of terra cotta, the arch is crowned by an elaborate cartouche. The downtown department store opened in 1924.
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Guarding the entrance to the Masonic Temple on J Street are two Knights Templar made of antique bronze terra cotta. Designed by Rudolph Herold, the striking façade of the temple is adorned with terra cotta manufactured by N. Clark & Sons. The building opened in 1918.
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Gladding, McBean produced twelve lion heads to adorn the sides of the public library at the corner of 9th and I Streets. These face the lions that guard the U.S. Post Office across the street.
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Architect Rudolph Herold included many whimsical features into his design for the Masonic Temple including a series of “putti” (plump babies) overlooking the street.
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Visitors to the Sacramento Public Library entered through this grand doorway when the building first opened in 1918. It is surrounded by terra cotta ornamentation. Reminiscent of a Renaissance palazzo, Loring Rixford was the architect for this grand public building. Gladding, McBean supplied the “burnt earth” or terra cotta cladding for the façade
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Cast terra cotta panels are a pleasing touch to the S. H. Kress Building on K Street. The front façade is the finest example of zig-zag moderne architecture in the downtown. Opened in 1931, this “five & dime” was part of a national department store chain.
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Clark & Sons produced this delightful terra cotta ornament of a neck tie for top of the Kress Store. The Kress chain was noted for the fine architecture of their stores.
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