Re: (erielack) "Spanish" or "Mission" style tile roofs of the DL&W

["Rich Chapin" <rwc27q_@_nac.net>]

The DL&W station and freight house at Far Hills NJ has this tile. Station
roof shows much area with red showing thru weathered green. Freight house
roof is dominantly green.

Regards, Rich
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Subject: Re: (erielack) "Spanish" or "Mission" style tile roofs of the DL&W


> Just to add some corroboration, the previous observations about DL&W tower
roof
> tiles are consistent with the tile I have from the Greendell tower:  red
terra
> cotta material with green glaze on the weather surfaces.
>
> Regards,
> Charles Schneider
> > In a message dated 4/9/2003 2:03:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > Pat_McKnight_@_nps.gov writes:
> >
> > > am wondering if anybody knows what color of roofing tiles the DL&W
used
> > > on its signal towers, passenger stations, or any other structure with
this
> > > kind of tile.  Most of the older pictures are black and white, while
many
> > > of the structures that survived to the era of color photography the
roofs
> > > did not.  A couple color photos that survive show "clay red" and
green.
> > >
> > > I am currently researching the Mattes Street Tower in Scranton for
exterior
> > > restoration.  Built in 1911, it appears to have a tile roof of
alternating
> > > color.  Color photos dating back to the early 50s show the roof
replaced
> > > with the current green asphalt-type roofing it has today.  Talking to
> > > people that claim to remember the color of the old tile roof has
resulted
> > > in contradictions.  One remembers clay red "terra-cotta" tiles while
> > > another remembers flat, black slate tiles.  Surface finds in the
vicinity
> > > of the structure show glazed brown tile fragments, and a single green
> > > glazed tile fragment.
> > >
> > > I am planning to dig around the structure a little more, and maybe
look
> > > under the existing roofing to see if any of the early tile remnants
still
> > > exist.  I am approaching "tile" experts and architects for their
opinions
> > > on the subject as well.  I thought I might try this discussion group
again
> > > to see if this gets anyone thinking.  Any information on the subject
would
> > > be much appreciated and I am more than willing to share my research.
> > >
> > > Patrick McKnight
> > > Historian, Steamtown NHS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Pat
> > No need to dig. I have one of the tiles your speaking of.  ( Just in
case
> > somebody wanted that information )   :)   Its from the Alford Tower
which was
> > also a concrete tower. With no written proof, I will make a
generalization
> > and in my own opinion say that probable all the tile roof towers were
the
> > same. The tile is of a lazy s configuration __/'''''''-.  They are
> > terra-cotta red other then the exterior surface which has a thick green
> > glazing on it, and that's what would be projected outward to the human
eye
> > when in place.
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > Bob
> >
>

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