FINISHED HOUSE AFTER CEMENT STUCCO COATING WAS APPLIED. 



The same material that makes the big "skyscrapers" 

 fireproof will 



Build Your Home Fireproof 



This House is Fireproof 



Its walls, floors, roofs, partitions and stairs are all 

 built with 



Fireproof 



Terra Cotta 



Hollow Tile 



It cost only eight per cent more than the bid to 

 build an all frame house from same plans, and nearly 

 two per cent, less than a bid to build it with concrete 

 walls and wood floors and roof. 



Hundreds of houses are now being built in all parts of the 

 country with materials and methods as used in the house we 

 illustrate. 



Besides the inestimable value of their being fireproof, 

 these residence buildings are better than frame, brick-and- 

 wood, or concrete-and-wood, because they are of 



Enduring Masonry Construc- 

 tion Throughout 



By reason of the indestructibility of the material and their 

 substantial construction, these houses 



Cost Far Less for Mainte- 

 nance and Repairs 



than is the case with buildings of brick-and-wood. 



Floors of wooden joist construction warp and crack. Floors 

 of Fireproof Terra Cotta Hollow Tile endure for all time. 



Exterior of frame houses must be painted frequently, 

 walls of Cement Coated Terra Cotta Hollow Tile, never. 



Walls of wood, stone, concrete or brick, absorb, retain and 

 carry to the interior of the house, the frost of Winter and heat 



of Summer. The air space in walls of Terra Cotta Hollow Tile furnishes complete insulation against atmospheric conditions, thereby reducing the 

 cost of heating to a minimum, and buildings of this material, compared with brick, frame, stone, concrete, or a combination of all four, are 



Warmer in Winter, Cooler in Summer 



HOUSE DUKING CONSTRUCTION, SHOWING TERRA CO I' I'A HOLLOW TILE WALLS BEFORE 

 CEMENT STUCCO COATING WAS APPLIED. 



Houses with walls of brick, stone, concrete or frame, must 

 be "furred" or lined with wood to be plastered, and they carry 

 the sound and vibration and are subject to the penetration and 

 ravages of vermin. Terra Cotta Hollow Tile Houses require no 

 furring the plastering being applied direct to the Hollow Tile, 

 and they are 



Moisture Proof Sound Proof— Vermin Proof 



When it is considered that a residence with all these advan- 

 tages, and completely Fireproof, can be built at as low cost as 

 one of brick, brick-and-wood, stone-and-wood . concrete or frame, 

 is it not worth while to talk with your architect about this 

 modern construction? 



All competent architects are familiar with methods of design- 

 ing and building houses of Terra Cotta Hollow Tile. 



A copy of our book showing how houses are constructed of 

 Fireproof Terra Cotta Hollow Tile will be sent upon request. 



National Fire Proofing Company 



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ASK OUR NEAREST OFFICE FOR 

 A COPY OF THIS BOOK. 



Contractors for Construction of 

 Fireproof Buildings 



Manufacturers 



of = = = 



Terra Cotta Hollow Tile 



The largest firm in the world devoted exclusively to the business of Fireproof Construction 



Capital — Twelve and one=half 

 Million Dollars 



PITTSBURGH, Fulton Building 

 PHILADELPHIA, Land Title Building 

 WASHINGTON, D. C, Colorado Building 

 BOSTON, Old South Building 

 ST. LOUIS, MO., Victoria Building 



CINCINNATI, Union Trust Building MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Lumber Exchange 



SAN FRANCISCO, Monadnock Building CLEVELAND, Cuyahoga Building 



CHICAGO, Commercial National Bank Building LOS ANGELES, CAL., Union Trust Building 



NEW YORK, Flatiron Building TORONTO, CAN., Traders Bank Building 



26 Factories throughout the United States 



