Calm Before The Storm?
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The hype of the oncoming winter storm has everyone running into each other..City Hall 1862
Dan
left side of City Hall Steps
The sidelit shadows and berries on the bush - 1862 Frederick "Reds" brick
the rear door had some beautiful shadows and the words
Dan
left side of City Hall Steps
The sidelit shadows and berries on the bush - 1862 Frederick "Reds" brick
the rear door had some beautiful shadows and the words
Jan 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
p.1 #2Calm Before The Storm?
Nice pixs Dan-
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Love brick and stone buildings.
One of the guys teaching us a night class in the fire dept a few years back would show us how you could tell the rough age of a brick building by the way the bricks were facing on the outside. Pretty neat.
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Love brick and stone buildings.
One of the guys teaching us a night class in the fire dept a few years back would show us how you could tell the rough age of a brick building by the way the bricks were facing on the outside. Pretty neat.
Jan 21, 2026 at 03:04 PM
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Bill Gass wrote:
Nice pixs Dan-
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Love brick and stone buildings.
One of the guys teaching us a night class in the fire dept a few years back would show us how you could tell the rough age of a brick building by the way the bricks were facing on the outside. Pretty neat.
The town, Frederick, where these brick buildings are were built with what became "Frederick reds". A type of brick that was made in the mid 1800's from local materials.
All the post colonial period homes were of brick or stone quarried locally from Sams Creek. There was also a "fire brigade" plate embedded on the house for fire insurance purposes. Early insurance companies operated their own private fire brigades, and these marks signaled which homes they were responsible for protecting.
Thanks brother!
Dan
Nice pixs Dan-
.
Love brick and stone buildings.
One of the guys teaching us a night class in the fire dept a few years back would show us how you could tell the rough age of a brick building by the way the bricks were facing on the outside. Pretty neat.
The town, Frederick, where these brick buildings are were built with what became "Frederick reds". A type of brick that was made in the mid 1800's from local materials.
All the post colonial period homes were of brick or stone quarried locally from Sams Creek. There was also a "fire brigade" plate embedded on the house for fire insurance purposes. Early insurance companies operated their own private fire brigades, and these marks signaled which homes they were responsible for protecting.
Thanks brother!
Dan
Jan 21, 2026 at 03:35 PM