CONTACT US | HOME History Brick Gallery Cleaning List of Distributors Links St. Joe® Brick Works, Inc. 63076 Hwy 1091 Pearl River, LA 70452 985-863-6161 Email 121 Years of Unique Woodmoulded Brick Architects from 48 states specify St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. for impressive projects....WHY? In the world of brick, St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. is produced in very limited quantities, by being pressed into wood moulds resulting in instant antiquity. Automation? We have heard about it, but we prefer our traditional method passed down for generations. the result is a product as traditional as the sidewalks of New Orleans, where our brick has been stepped on for a hundred years, to a look as futuristic as the sky line of Houston, Texas. Nature is on our side as well, depositing just the right amount of minerals in the soil of southeastern Louisiana to give our brick its unique colors from smoky gray, to clear rose flecked with charred black kernels from the iron pyrite found naturally in our clays. News and Announcements In May 2011, St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. celebrated 120th year of operation. St. Joe Brick is not just a tradition in South Louisiana, but in the entire brick industry. Five generations of the Schneiders have owned and operated St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. since 1895, purchasing it four years after it was founded. (From left to right, M. P. "Pete" Schneider, IV - Distribution Manager, M. P. "Pete" Schneider, III - President, Elizabeth Schneider - Head Bookkeeper, Kathryn Schneider, Chris Schneider - Director of Plant Operations) On June 14, 2011, St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. was honored by Louisiana Economic Development when it awarded St. Joe the Lantern Award. The Lantern Award is awarded for excellence in manufacturing based on the businesses’ contributions to their local communities, including employment growth and facility expansion. In order to be eligible, manufacturers had to have been in business for at least three years prior to nomination. On July 9, 2011, St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. was honored by the Mississippi of the Architectural Institute of America with a Merit Award for the Fire House No.1 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi for the Design With Brick Architectural Competition. Also honored with this award were unabridged Architects PLLC, and Allison and John Anderson Architects, both of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The competition was sponsored by the Brick Industry Southeast Region. ©Copyright 1996-2010, iNET image, Inc. This website created and maintained by iNET image, Inc. All rights reserved. Information subject to change without notice. Powered by iNET RealTime SITE MAP