Word: cotta
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Dates: during 1879-1879
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...will rise through the building, arching into one just below the roof and rising ten feet above it. Each dormer window, as well as the roof, will be covered with akron tiles. The mullions on the roof-face, and also the hips and ridges, will be covered with terra-cotta. The cresting will be elaborate in design, and will form a fine capping piece to the whole structure. An ornamented copper gutter with ornamented copper mouths, and copper leadings running to the ground, will extend around the eaves. The basement will contain coal-bins, toilet-rooms, and the heating...