 This protected the steel from fire as well as the elements.The Chicago Terra Cotta Company, Midland Terra Cotta Company, N. Y.Architectural Terra Cotta Co., (Brooklyn 1886), Boston Terra Cotta Company (1880), Boston Valley Terra Cotta Company (NY 1889), Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, Gladding-McBean and many others began production of models, molds and finished ware for architects nationwide.