Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20
Moulded Bricks.


ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES IN BUILDING.
Ornamental brick work in the construction of
dwelling houses is one of the features in modern
architecture, and great has become the rage for
1t that the manufacturers have not been able to
supply the demands 1t has not been more than
two years since moulded bricks were introduced
into this city by the "Peerless" company of Phila-
delphfa. and at that time they were used quite
sparingly. AS the process Of manufacturing has
been improved, and the varieties increased in
number,
THE DEMAND
has also increased until, in many instances, work
on buildings has had to be discontinued until they
could be manufactured This state OF things was
taken advantage OF two years ago by Mr.. John E.
Herrell, brick maker, who carries on business at
Buzzards' point. He commenced in a small way
finding the clay suitable, and the quality OF the
bricks as good as those brought from Philadelphia,
he has enlarged his facilities for making them
tcle, and as cheaply as those brought from other
cities. Learning OF this new industry STAR man
made call at this place yesterday and found
large force of wOrkmen engaged in br1ckmaking,
one branch of the establishment being set apart
men are employed, with machinery for working
the clay and moulding it. None but the finest
terra-cotta clay is used and has to be tempered to
a particular consistency before 1t can be moulded
by the machine into the forms required. The
bricks are afterwards dressed and SmOOthed by
hand before being laid out to dry.
There are such variety of forms and shapes,
and so many delicate corners, that they have to be
handled very carefully. At this establishment are
made nearly hundred different patterns, to suit
all kinds OF work. Moulded bricks are fast taking
the places of wood and galvanized iron for cornice
work. They not only possess many advantages
over materials for this work, but are superior for
outside ornamental panel or scroll work, belt
courses bead work, and anguarS, as they are indie
structibe by fire. are cheaper, OF uniform color,
and do not require paint or any attention after
squares circulars volutes and for fiat or angular
views, and are much used in combinations FORM
ing rosette or scroll work on gables and when or
dows. One new pattern made here is the SUM-
flower or the "esthetic" brick. which Is in demand
Goldsoorough to Ralph c. johnson, lot 10 and pit.
IL, SO. 1876; 1880 district OF Columbia to Pro
Gsog GG lot sa sss
s1s25; W. B. Slack to II. A. Willard, SUBJ I. So $50;
ss,asSs Mary J. Packard to Tics NJ D. Ward:
to T1es j. Ste: ton, pit lot 100 Beail's addition to
sIm%es lot II, 50: 4s5; s 500. district Of colum-
Particle to Charlotte v. Particle, same property;
8 EJ B Brqwn 70 C. in n Wool. Rs 2 So; SIG;
Res. B; 5000. j. p Hamilton to Mary c. levy e =
same property; 81, 600 g: ": Hnkins to Martha
v Mllbmn, pt s, So: TO-. s, rs John B. Alley to
1880 Elizabeth A Smith to Margaret a. Smith,
lot 8, So 8O2; 81 400 r. Fleming to c. d. Leiber-
man. lot n, So 2l4; g $50 A. Shickler to Margaret
8; Hermon, pts. u and 49, g. 7s6; $500 G. B:
81, Old Georgetown; SIS. A. Gaegler to Thomas p.
Hess, pit. Z, Beatty and Hawkins addition to
Georgetown; $3.50. F. Miller, trustee, to W. E.
Clark. sub. lot 8, Long Meadows; $3.50. W. B.
Webb, trustee, to L. II. Wells, sub. "a so. 844;
1915. IS. w. d. Pruet to B. 8. Ferguson, LOTT, so.
865; $1,145.12 Francis w. Brown to C. 81. Wright,
pit so. 919; $28O0 Walter S. Hoffman to same.
same property; s. \; W. Fitzgerald to John G.
Lang, lot 1, 50. 3O6; 5000. Woodbury. Blair to N.
[. Anderson, pit 10, So 1917; e. r McMeen to
Rebecca G. Dodge, lot SO, sub. So. 1879; $40 J.
RiggleS ct al, trustees to p McEnery, lot 10, SUBJ
so. l79; $61S.12. Mary j. Wright to Johanna Ma
honey, lot SO, pit. Mt Pleasant; s.