About Bricks of Ohio
Bricks may seem as boring and mundane as can be. But not all bricks are created equal. There was a time when Ohio was a brick powerhouse for the state, the nation and the world. Back in the golden era of brick paver making, the kilns of Eastern Ohio were constantly firing to meet the nation’s never-ending hunger for fire bricks and street pavers. From the 1880’s to the late 1930’s billions of bricks found their ways to the streets and buildings far from their rural roots. They don’t make them like this any more…they can’t. The time and expense to craft one of these by hand, glaze them with salt and stamp them is too labor intensive to make sense or cents.
I never thought much of bricks until I started the learn their lost history and came to respect the craftsmanship that made them. Even though billions were laid and paved the majority have been lost to time – buried under layers of asphalt or dumped in landfills and forgotten. These are the stories of my discoveries and how I came to appreciate these heavy hunks of heritage and why I made the time to pull history from the muck.
Attention visitors: If you came to this blog doing a Google search for a brick or block you found – please share with other readers what you found, where you found it and any information or links you find about it. This will help build the Brickpendium of knowledge here.
If you post a question like this: I found ________, how much can I sell it for. I will delete your comment.
Bricks of Ohio Blog (B.O.B) 
Sep 03, 2012 @ 01:31:14
I just found a Metropolitan Canton, O. block in the woods behind my residence. I’m in Hamilton, Ohio.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 20:28:10
I found an Ironton Peerless brick in Damascus VA
Feb 06, 2023 @ 02:46:49
I found a Union Paver. McManigal brick at my home in Southern Indiana. I was trying to look up history about it and haven’t found much any information would be helpful
Aug 04, 2013 @ 05:30:22
I have found some McManigal Union Pavers while digging in my yard in Elsmere,Ky..
Mar 25, 2019 @ 16:55:25
Found a Spilman brick in the woods. Was looking up history on it to see how old it may be. Any information about it would be interesting.
Apr 02, 2014 @ 04:51:41
I found a Metropolitan Block paving brick in Brecksville Ohio in 2002 alongside Station Road. I grew up there in the early 1960’s and went back there on vacation and found one of the original bricks loose along the road side and brought it back to Florida. I just cleaned off the excess mortar and read the printing. I don’t know what year Station Road was built. It runs along side the Cuyahoga River off highway 82 near the train tracks thus the name Station Road.
May 03, 2014 @ 03:28:25
I have bricks buried on my property by a creek that have raised letters and numbers that say PEEBLES BRICK OH. with 1908 below the peebles brick co. On some of the bricks they have 3 indented lines on the back side that go the length of the brick. Property located Jonesboro, IL
Jul 21, 2014 @ 04:50:43
We recently found some bricks at my husband’s grandma house, in Louisville, Ky, that say Ashland Ironton F.B. Co. I have been searching for a few hours now and can’t find anything. Has anyone any knowledge of this company?
Sep 07, 2017 @ 04:55:44
There was an Ashland Fire Brick Company with plants in Ashland, Kentucky and Hayward, Kentucky. There were two Ironton Fire Brick Companies. One was the original plant of the Ashland Fire Brick Company at Hayward, Kentucky. A newer Ironton Fire Brick Company was located in Ironton, Ohio.
May 16, 2021 @ 05:15:39
I have a Ashland ironton F B paver too
Jul 24, 2014 @ 00:35:43
when the city was digging up Detroit Rd in Rocky River Ohio (west of Cleveland), I found pavers stamped on the end “1925 CONVICT MADE STATE OF OHIO”. In the past I’ve found a lot of CLEVELAND BLOCK, some with the dates 1909 & 1910, and WORLD’S FAIR 1893 pavers.
Dec 12, 2014 @ 23:01:26
I am looking for a brick that says AETNA on it Would like to purchase it if anyone knows where to find one.
May 27, 2016 @ 08:52:12
Hi Kellie did you find the brick with Aetna written on it. I was digging in my yard and found one deep under the ground. It was still in good shape and wondered what kind of brick it was.
Jul 01, 2017 @ 20:47:21
I found 4 bricks in very good condition with AetnA on them and would like to sell them if anyone has interest.
9″ long
4-1/2″ wide
2-1/2″ thick
May 04, 2021 @ 18:26:04
I have found a few of the w.w.c.o bricks beside my house in North Carolina. Can anyone give me age or history?
Jan 17, 2020 @ 22:53:41
R u still interested in the aetna brick
Apr 25, 2015 @ 04:51:54
Aurora Ohio…found bricks with Cleveland Block 1909
Apr 27, 2015 @ 21:47:26
Hi! I found two bricks stamped OHIO and CONARD. Can you give me some information on these two bricks? Thanks!
Miles Stone
Dec 07, 2015 @ 09:42:11
I found these same 2 bricks today in Ashland. My daughter moved to a new home and sure enough, some say Conard and the others say Ohio. I wish I could find out more. My future Father in Laws name is Conard… Not Conrad. He was just diagnosed with 4th stage cancer this week and here I was standing in the middle of nowhere and saw a brick with his name on it. I asked to keep it and of course my son in law said, surely! Some said Ohio and one said Conard. I wish I could find more. Thanks ahead for any knowledge. Greatly appreciated!
Dec 08, 2015 @ 08:58:25
Hi Cindy – this will help you out.
http://brickname.com/brick/6023/
Feb 21, 2016 @ 09:57:34
John Conard who died in 1982 served as the President of Richland Brick in Mansfield Ohio for 50 years and these bricks were used in construction of many public and private buildings throughout Ohio, including several buildings at Ashland University where he and his wife left $500,000 to build a new student center which is named after them. My maiden name is Conard so I too was interested in learning more about the Conard bricks!
Apr 19, 2020 @ 01:20:55
I have a number of Conard bricks that where left over when we built our house 44 years ago. I just sold all of the “Ohio” stamped bricks. I have maybe 8 to 10 of the “Conard” bricks if you want them. FREE
We live in Norwalk…419-668-0790.
Jun 08, 2020 @ 03:59:31
Have 1100 bricks with Ohio and Conard on them
May 21, 2015 @ 17:24:40
I recently found a red brick with AETNA written on it burried in the sand on a beach in new London Connecticut. I thought it was affiliated with Aetna the healthcare company at first but looks like these are out of Ohio like the Aetna-A brick you have?
Jun 15, 2015 @ 17:07:26
are these bricks worth anything? I bought a home and there are several in the yard
Jul 21, 2015 @ 07:14:20
Glouster O brick in Oak Park, Il
Jul 26, 2015 @ 23:07:10
We have a quantity of perhaps 100 Portsmouth OH Granite block bricks that we will not be using. These were removed from a home in Chicago that overlooked Lake Michigan. We are located in Braidwood IL and this would be pickup only.
Jul 27, 2015 @ 02:40:40
how do you know what bricks are worth? This is all new to me.
Aug 07, 2015 @ 02:02:31
I saw a brick in Natick, MA at a house in the backyard in a wall of bricks used to hold back a dirt wall that was stamped:
HARRIS
Z.O.
with four indented squares framing the name. I didn’t see this one in your lists so thought it might interest you. Most of the bricks were stamped Metropolitan Block Canton O.
Aug 07, 2015 @ 03:46:26
Thanks Gail. That is a Harris Block Paver. The ZO stands for Zanesville Ohio.
Aug 27, 2015 @ 01:06:40
I am an admirer of stamped brick and old pavers. I collect them from wherever I can find them. Thanks.
Mar 29, 2016 @ 15:21:37
I am doing a reclamation job palletizing bricks for someone close to Cambridge Ohio. The bricks have three men’s faces stamped into them, kind of in profile. The house they are coming off of has a marker stone close to the roofline says 1879. Local people say the bricks were fired close by. Anyone ever hear of these bricks?
Apr 06, 2016 @ 03:17:08
I’m in Mt sterling KY and have some red blocks or bricks from Portsmouth Granite Brick Co. Very good shape. Is there any value to these?
Apr 26, 2016 @ 16:17:08
Yesterday in Mason County WV I found the remains of an old log cabin and next it a rootc cellar laid of brick. Some were Hallwood and others Spillman. Middleport Ohio is close by and also made brick. Curious as to why a closer scource wasn’t used?
Jun 15, 2016 @ 05:56:44
I have a patio made of “OHIO” and “CANARD” bricks. Is there a market for these? My wife and I are building a deck because the tree roots are lifting the bricks. We were considering selling the bricks to help pay for the deck.
Jun 15, 2016 @ 09:24:21
The stock answer on this blog. Not typically worth more than $1 and more likely to be offered money if you have a large quantity.
Jul 17, 2016 @ 20:28:42
A friend of mine lives in a house in Somerville, TN with about a dozen Peebles Block 1908 Portsmouth OH bricks molded into the concrete porch. They were placed attractively and appear to have been placed for sentimental reasons since there is no need for bricks on her concrete porch. Also, each brick is quite legible and in excellent shape. Please tell us anything you know about those bricks. We’re very interested. I can be reached by email shivefamily@yahoo.com and I have pictures.
Aug 05, 2016 @ 18:16:15
Hi Lisa,
This will help.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.592141617623897&type=1
Aug 05, 2016 @ 18:17:44
And this will help too.
https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/253
Sep 29, 2016 @ 21:27:51
I found a brick that has OHIO embossed in the center. It is mostly orange but white in the center and the embossed OHIO is also orange. I found this brick washed up on a beach in Madison Ohio.
Sep 30, 2016 @ 06:14:57
Would love to see a photo of the brick. Thanks for sharing
Oct 30, 2016 @ 21:31:14
I found a Cleveland block from 1910 over fifteen years ago in a field in maple hts. Near Lee Rd South. Had to dig it out of the ground
Dec 07, 2016 @ 19:04:11
Hi! While editing my photos, I have found a brick that is still part of a building and due to age and steel mill grime is only partially legible. I would like to send this photo to you in the hopes you can help identify the clay/brick company so I can share the info with my readers. Thanks for your time and consideration! My email is Lorain365@gmail.com -lisa
Dec 08, 2016 @ 04:18:30
Try posting to this Facebook group – they can be really helpful.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/445932502244810/
Crazy about Bricks (Mostly Ohio brick hounds) .
Dec 21, 2016 @ 07:01:18
I am looking for Harrison Bricks. My husband’s Family were brick layers in the Western Reserve and according to them, paved many roads in Cleveland. Would love to give my Husband a brick for his birthday.
Feb 22, 2019 @ 12:46:52
Hello, I can’t help you with the brick you want, but I am working on my family tree and Hugh, Samuel and William Harrison – prominent brick makers in Cleveland, Oh (1860 to early 1900’s) are some of my ancestors. They owned quite a bit of land on Petrie Street and elsewhere. But I think the brickworks were near Petrie Street. Do you know anything about them? Thank you.
Feb 23, 2019 @ 03:35:11
Hi Mary,
Thanks for sharing your information. The “Discover More….. link in this blog may have some helpful resources for you – > https://columbusbrewadventures.com/wild-sours-brewery-tour/ The local library may be a resource as well. Let us know what you find out so we can share. Regards,
Jan 02, 2017 @ 03:40:18
I have found bricks on my property stamped Ohio and conard conard our house was built in 1924 we live in Columbus Ohio
Jan 17, 2017 @ 03:05:12
All Brick Hounds should know that a public presentation will be made on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 6:00 o’clock p.m. at the Bellaire Public Library entitled “The Brickmakers of Bellaire, Ohio” . The Robinson Brick Plant, the Barnard Brick Company, and the Standard Stone & Brick Company will be featured. Speaker is Attorney Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr. who will present a power point display of personal photographs, and have on hand bricks made by each company. Lecture is free to the public, and is offered as a part of the Great Stone Viaduct Society Winter Lecture Series. Light refreshments both before and following the presentation.
Feb 07, 2017 @ 01:58:44
Hello I found a old brick in the wall of are old home.. it is not whole but has a lil man on it. I’d love to send a pic to learn more about it?
Feb 09, 2017 @ 09:20:51
Post a pic on the Crazy About Bricks Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/445932502244810/ and/or send me an e-mail CMHGourmand@gmail.com
Apr 25, 2017 @ 21:28:54
I purchased my first home in West Park (Cleveland) Ohio. My cute older home was built in 1930. It has the origanal garage still. I was cleaning out the old brick to toss from the garage and found a “Cleveland 1909 Brick”. They used these bricks as pavers for the street and made thousands, but for only one year did they put 1909 on the bricks. After 1910 they stopped stamping the year. Pretty cool that I have one and I love my city!
Apr 30, 2017 @ 03:38:10
What is or was Ironton Peerless…I found a brick today with that on it and been researching about it but haven’t found much regarding the company that produced them
Apr 30, 2017 @ 07:57:06
Nothing so far, check out the Crazy About Bricks Facebook Group in the links.
https://bricksofohioblog.wordpress.com/tag/ironton-peerless/
Jun 04, 2017 @ 23:25:04
Found 9 Portsmouth Block pavers and 1 Ironton F.B.CO paver on the bank of Ohio River by mouth of Hogan creek in Aurora, Indiana. Walk my dog down there a lot so the current had to wash them up when the River was up. All are in good condition. I had to grab em.
Jul 24, 2017 @ 08:03:27
I just found a block along the bank of the Ohio in Huntington, WV. It reads “H.P & B B CO.” I have never seen this block before and I couldn’t find it in the The Brick List. I have found several Portsmouth, Peebles and Carlyle Sciotoville Block in this area as well.
Was this block made in Ohio or somewhere else?
Take a look at the Crazy about Bricks group and join it. Then post your pick, I am sure someone can help you.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/445932502244810/
Aug 22, 2017 @ 06:55:36
I have four paver bricks imprinted with: OWNSEN LOCK Z measuring 8 3/4″ long, 3 3/4″ wide and 3 1/4″ high. They were flound along the Kokosing River near Howard, Ohio. Does anyone know the origin of the above described bricks?
Aug 22, 2017 @ 08:07:40
Check out the link for the Crazy about Bricks Facebook page on my links section and post there. You are likely to get an answer.
Sep 03, 2017 @ 22:20:27
I found a brick stamped OHIO in Aurora, Ohio. Does anyone know it’s origin?
Sep 05, 2017 @ 00:24:59
Take a look at the Crazy about Bricks group and join it. Then post your pick, I am sure someone can help you.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/445932502244810/
Sep 30, 2017 @ 21:54:00
Found some Minerva Block bricks in the woods behind my house in Southwestern Ontario. I’m curious where they were made and when.
Thanks
Oct 19, 2017 @ 02:34:04
Ashland ironton f. B. Co. Paver found in Hamilton, oh. alongside old railroad depot.
Nov 04, 2017 @ 19:34:12
Exposed a brick fireplace. Stamped on one brick is 19×18. What does this mean?
Dec 12, 2017 @ 00:57:03
Hello! I found a brick that says Cleveland Block 1910 in the water in Lake Erie near edge water park. Can you offer any info or background? Thank you! Pam Darkow
Dec 12, 2017 @ 02:50:57
Dec 30, 2017 @ 06:03:52
Hello I work for the city of mount vernon ohio street dept and would like to know some history on our brick streets we have canton metropolitan, 2 or 3 types of townsend zo,,Harris and nelsonville brick be interesting to know years they was originally used the.tatics they used to install them and why.they.used so many different sizes of brick . Any information would be appreciated
Jan 01, 2018 @ 00:51:35
Hi Thomas,
Many of the resources on on this page.
You might want to check with the city of Athens, they do a lot of work with their bricks so they may have suggestions in how that re – lay bricks etc. Go to a Brick Swap, their is a lot of information to be had there.
Jan 09, 2018 @ 09:34:45
Hi. We live in a house built in 1847. After 3 years we finally cleaned the creosote off the firebox. We found one firebrick with “Ashland embossed on it. Any idea how old it might’ve? It’s a dark orange and is part of the floor of the fireplace We live in Lancaster Ohio.
Jan 09, 2018 @ 23:37:11
That is probably an Ashland Fire brick. It would be from the 1890’s to the 1930’s.
Jun 05, 2018 @ 01:48:34
Hope someone can help. While excavating at an old property in Schenectady, we recovered a fire brick with W W CO. imprint.
According to research the Wenz-Wagner Company was started in Dover OH in 1880. It was purchased in 1891 by Whitmore-Robinsons, who changed the name to Crown Fire Clay Co.
Does anyone know how long the W W CO. stamp was used on these fire bricks? My first assumption was it was only used between 1880 and 1891, but I have another reference that says the W W CO trademark was used from 1921 to 1942.
Knowing the use dates will help us put changes in the building in a better chronological order.
Jun 05, 2018 @ 19:08:30
Hi Diana,
This is the place to start -> https://bricksofohioblog.wordpress.com/how-to-discover-more-about-the-block-brick-you-found/
Jun 06, 2018 @ 07:44:11
Does anyone know if bricks were made in Tuscarawas County Ohio? I think my great grandfather worked at a brick factory but I haven’t found any information?
Thank you
Jul 22, 2018 @ 19:22:52
While renovating my house which was built in 1977, I found two bricks. One stamped Ohio and the other Conard. Apparently, these are the bricks used to build my house. Can anyone tell me anything about them? I used the bricks from renovation to build my firepit. It looks so awesome and I know it will become a conversation piece.
Aug 15, 2018 @ 08:40:00
Jan 23, 2019 @ 00:17:53
Myself and a friend of mine recently bought 70 acres of land in Mowrystown Ohio. the land was occupied by Mowrystown brick and tile co from the early 1900s to 1972. Some of the buildings are still there and some old equipment. lots of brick lying around. interested in preserving the history of the plant and brick to collectors if interested. Not looking for money.
Jan 23, 2019 @ 08:33:00
I posted on the Crazy About Bricks Facebook page, someone from there may be able to help. Check with Ohio History Connection for other ideas?
May 31, 2019 @ 10:30:25
Tim, how can we get ahold of you?
Mar 27, 2019 @ 04:00:24
A Spilman brick as well as a Grafton WV brick was found when the railroad was excavating for repavement on the main downtown street (Second Street) in St. Marys, WV. The railroad track goes straight thru the downtown.
Apr 20, 2019 @ 07:02:13
Clearing my parents’ home/estate following their deaths last year in Jefferson, Ohio. Found 3 bricks: BULA BLOCK ASHTABULA OHIO, METRPOLITAN BLOCK (CANTON?); & BESSEMER BLOCK YOUNGSTOWN. I would love to learn more about their histories. Thanks.
Apr 20, 2019 @ 09:26:40
Go to Buckeye Made Bricks on Facebook – > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1370581776286977
May 02, 2019 @ 21:34:34
Found a brick with “OHIO” on it. Anyone have any info about it/them?!
May 12, 2019 @ 21:03:12
found a Buckeye brick near Strasburg where a Dover Brick plant used to be
Jun 03, 2019 @ 05:02:56
I live in Allegan, MI. We dug a hole in our yard to plant a rose and found 2 Cleveland 1910 bricks among a lot of rocks. Wish I had enough to make a walkway!
Aug 08, 2019 @ 13:23:29
Greetings I am actually looking for a specific vintage brick (Minerva Brick 60’s) for a project over the next few weeks, can you reach out to me at dougsakmann@gmail.com if you can help thanks!
Sep 24, 2019 @ 06:59:30
My sister just took out her chimney all the bricks say Canton Ohio or just Canton. They look like redish clay type bricks. Trying to find out how hold they are. They are in good shape. My sister lives in mid Michigan.
Jan 29, 2020 @ 19:32:00
Found a Massilon paver brick in a demolished house patio area in Franklin, Michigan
Feb 18, 2020 @ 04:18:15
I found a Peebles Brick Co., 1908 Brick in beautiful condition in the back yard of a couple that I am clearing the estate for. The husband was born in Iowa and his wife was born in Michigan. They lived in Virginia most of their lives. This was found in Va. I don’t really know anything about these bricks, but I picked it up from the yard out of curiosity. What a great forum you have here!
Apr 01, 2020 @ 07:53:26
Hello, we recently purchased a late 1930’s cottage. Along the side of the home is a stack of bricks marked WYANDOT in the frog area. Does anyone have information on this brick. We are planning to integrate the bricks into the reno and would like to know the history.
Apr 25, 2020 @ 05:30:06
Found several bricks in the Chagrin River with our name, Robinson on them. Any idea how old or what company manufacturer? Lake County Ohio, near Cleveland.
Apr 25, 2020 @ 06:22:03
post on the crazy about bricks facebook page
May 02, 2020 @ 20:40:48
I live in Roanoke, Virginia and the alley one street over has a section of pavers that say” Carlyle Sciotoville Block”. Very neat and well taken care of 🙂
May 03, 2020 @ 09:43:54
i live in xenia ,ohio, i have owned an old building, which time
has taken its toll, building was razed 4-26-2020 , owned for 29 years all brick building, all HARRIS under that name zanesville, (ohio) some of the bricks say townsend block , i save a few 100 of these bricks , but most damaged, ended up in as hard fill , my dads family is from roseville/crooksville area so i will use some bricks around our 120 year old house, sorry to see the old building go, mortar seemed to be crumbly, concrete cap had cracks , which gave way to moisture, on the same property , many of the same bricks buried, i believe these were street pavers , as they show no signs of mortar? just a guess will dig some up at a later date
May 03, 2020 @ 10:37:10
Thanks for sharing and not asking how much the bricks are worth.
May 11, 2020 @ 02:17:10
Found a brick under dirt in my yard. My home was built in 1920. I live in Central Illinois. History of this town was a thriving country town. It had a major fire that haulted when the town had a huge fire. It went from being a railroad stop and stores to a struggling farm town.
May 19, 2020 @ 23:24:37
I found an old partial brick while beach combing along Lake St. Clair in Harrison Twp, MI. The partial brick read: first line: ‘OHIO’, second line: ‘U.S.A., third line: ‘RK’ and an ‘F’ on the last line. I am assuming it was from Ohio Brick Works, if there is/was a company by that name?
Jun 23, 2020 @ 02:56:54
Found Spilman brick in the woods Charleston WV. Nice condition
Jul 06, 2020 @ 02:36:18
Historical group restoring a school built in 1889 and added onto in 1922. Found bricks in the basement with a wheel and pulley symbol, evidently from Common Brick Manufacturer’s Association. Would like to track down where the bricks were made.
Aug 07, 2020 @ 01:38:18
Thought people might like to know that hundreds of Peebles bricks (1905-06) are being repurposed in our city for use in Lynchburg’s old burial ground. They originally were used as pavers in one of our historic downtown streets, but when a water line project forced crews to dig them up, they were saved for a special project honoring our city’s most prominent African-American citizens. I found this site while researching the bricks’ origin for a Facebook post on the project. http://www.facebook.com/lynchburgva
Aug 07, 2020 @ 03:44:35
Thanks for sharing this!
Oct 04, 2020 @ 01:10:29
Found large bricks as name ed. Ironton. / Monkey in mountains of nc if you can find who n where they came from let me no thanks
Nov 28, 2020 @ 10:24:46
if it is stamped OHIO, where did it come from?
Jan 22, 2021 @ 21:09:19
I found a peebles block brick in my backyard. Was wondering about the history of the peebles block portsmouth company and its connection with Louisville, Ky. Would share picture but unable
Jan 23, 2021 @ 07:34:19
Make a post on the Crazy About Bricks and Ohio Made Bricks Page Facebook pages and you should get some great information.
Feb 24, 2021 @ 03:14:26
I just found a Peebles Block 0 in Hampton, VA. How long was the company operational? Do you know what the zero means?
Feb 24, 2021 @ 08:32:24
Hello. The O. stands for Ohio.
https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/13802
Click to access 4d163c21986041250510933d47d386ff.pdf
Mar 26, 2021 @ 11:19:56
I have a red brick with the word Ohio stamped across it and it’s a raised lettering pattern set in some raised area around the brick I have a couple of them some in pieces does anybody know what or where they came from I’m in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Mar 26, 2021 @ 21:32:46
https://inthevalleyofthedoan.wordpress.com/tag/local-history/
Apr 15, 2021 @ 04:30:56
Found larger black brick but not complete. Letters that still remain are RTER. Found on beach In Avon Lake OH. Any ideas!?!?
Apr 16, 2021 @ 10:29:32
Check out the Brick Facebook pages I have mentioned in the blog and post a photo – pretty good chance you will get an answer.
May 02, 2021 @ 21:14:20
We found Wyandot bricks buried in our front lawn
May 10, 2021 @ 02:13:53
I found a brick that came from Buckeye Rd in Cleveland, Ohio, very worn and unable to see if it has a date on it. Are you able to tell me anything about this, era, etc. Thank you in advance,
So happy to have found this site!
May 25, 2021 @ 08:17:50
My house was built in 1880. Been finding cool things around the property. Tonight i was looking around my front porch. Underneath i found a brick with WW CO on it. Tomorrow im taking the lattice off and climbing under there to see what else i find. Wish me luck
Jun 06, 2021 @ 08:47:16
Hello. I hope you made it back and found more fun things.
Jun 01, 2021 @ 10:13:48
Ohio Building Brick Collector will trade rare bricks or gladly pay $, looking for following OHIO building bricks; BOREN, C HOSKET, CM16THC, CONNER, D O W, ELMORE, HANOVER, HANOVER REDS, H BROS, HOUCK, IMPERIAL, LATONIA, M WILLIAMS, OTTAWA, SE HAGY ETNA O, S&K Co, VELVET, WHEAL BROS, WILLIAMS and W S WILLIAMS CANTON O. I need these to complete my Ohio collection, please contact me if you have any info. Thanks!!!! Todd 740 392 3300
Jun 02, 2021 @ 04:17:33
Hi, just found 3 pieces of bricks (one almost complete) labelled “Medal D Block” at low tide on the St-Lawrence River southern bank 45 km east of Quebec city near the costal town of Montmagny. Wondering how they ended up there!!
Jun 12, 2021 @ 18:46:07
Here in Cleveland, OH I’ve seen only a handful of these fully in tact. They’re the oldest I’ve seen of the many bricks Lake Erie has washed back to shore for me, stamped 1890!
Jun 22, 2021 @ 00:13:34
I have approximately 3,000 Peebles (OH) bricks from an old building I tore down. I can’t find anything about the company other than this from a .pdf file I found. ” On August 16, 1902, the Peebles Paving Brick began production on Gallia at Norfolk Street. The clay and shale was brought down from the northern hills of Portsmouth and made into bricks. The plant location near the railroad made for better delivery of the one-million-bricks-per-month goal.”\
Any information on the company? When it went out of business??
Jul 03, 2021 @ 23:49:51
Hi! I’m writing an article about brick fishing in Clintonville for the Clintonville Spotlight. I get the impression that you (whoever runs B.O.B.) is a Clintonvillian, so I’d love to interview you. If you’re up for it, feel free to email me at my username + @gmail.com.
Aug 01, 2021 @ 20:01:10
I found several bricks with Ohio stamped in it red clay. What is the historical significance?
Sep 08, 2021 @ 10:04:02
I rehabbed my home in Michigan and dug out an old long walkway that had about 1500 Ohio bricks in incredible condition. If you are interested in them please call 248.719.3241
Sep 14, 2021 @ 01:28:46
Found a Spilman Block brick while cooling off in a creek bed in an area called Scott Depot Wv. The engraving is beautiful with a distinct horizontal line separating the Family Name and Block. Maybe some one will find this interesting at least I hope so.
Dec 21, 2021 @ 00:40:41
Hi
I’m a retired prof at the University of Illinois at Chicago and I’m doing an application for landmark status for a 1907 house in Chicago.
The house has, I think, an interesting bricks story, a story that we’d like to tell as part of the landmark application. We’d like some help from your members, if possible, on the bricks story.
The house was built by Bernard F (Bernie) Weber for his brother in law, Nicholas H Kransz. Weber built about 300 houses in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More importantly, Weber was major person in the brick industry in Chicago at that time. (He owned, among other brick companies, Illinois Brick Co.) Weber also is, at least sometimes, thought of as a monopolist in the brick industry in that period in Chicago. Weber owned industrial railroads that came across Chicago from the south to the north and that serviced, among other things, his brickyards. Weber used these railroads to move out-of-town bricks to the far north side of Chicago.
The bottom five feet or so of the facades of the house are “Purington Bricks,” yes, pavers. We can see the embossing on some bricks in the house. And we’ve found a bunch of these bricks under a porch. At least in Chicago, it is extremely rare to find residences constructed of paving bricks.
The upper two stories are, we’re pretty sure, pavers from Athens Ohio. Here’s a picture of an “Athens —-” half brick that we found under a porch. I’m pretty sure the full etching on this brick is “Athens Ohio.” These bricks, like the Puringtons below them, have a distinct purplish tint, especially on the inside.
The real mystery is some very hard surfaced bricks in two corner quoins in the house. These bricks are gold in color — Benjamin Moore Color Chart HC-10 (on the Internet) is a good match. Even after 115 years, these bricks have a very smooth and hard surface, somewhat different, we think, from other “face” bricks in other buildings in the area. The bricks do NOT have a gloss or glaze. But, these bricks have a hint of gloss or glaze. These 115 year old bricks also look, at least somewhat, like some modern fire bricks.
We have NOT been able to find any of these gold quoin bricks under the porches of the house. And, so far at least, we’re afraid to try to extract one of these quoin bricks from one of the quoins, for fear of damaging the brick or the quoin. (The house, again, is 115 years old.) So, we do NOT know what etching / embossing is on these gold quoin bricks, if any.
We have several thoughts about these gold-colored quoin bricks. Because we know that some century old bricks in Ohio were goldish in color, and because we’re virtually certain that the paving bricks in the upper courses of the house came from Athens, Ohio, we think that there’s some considerable possibility that these gold quoin bricks came from Ohio. We also think that there’s a possibility that the gold quoin bricks came from Chicago. Finally, we think that there’s a possibility that Weber, the builder / brick manufacturer, may have imported clay / shale from Ohio to Chicago and then, in Chicago, used that imported clay / shale to make goldish colored bricks like this. (Remember: Weber himself owned the railroads that accessed his brick making facilities.)
Would it possible for you to ask your members if they have any thoughts about these matters. We’d also like to know whether somebody has a FULL purplish-color “Athens Ohio” brick that they’d be willing to donate / sell to us. We’d like to put a FULL brick like this as part of a display in the house itself. (The display, incidentally, will include a full tile of slate that originally was on the roof of the house, as well as a “Purington Brick” that was found under the porch.)
thanks for any help you can provide
Paul Wangerin, paulwangerin@hotmail.com 773-504-7144
Jan 22, 2022 @ 06:55:55
Sorry I am getting to this late. Please post this information on two Facebook Pages I have linked as resource on the main page, I think you will get some answers. Also – check with the organizer of the Nelsonville Brick Festival he may have some leads on finding the right shade of brick you are looking for to display.
Jan 22, 2022 @ 08:04:15
I still have mine and display them in my home!!! Have 5 I found in a creek in Lorain County.
Feb 05, 2022 @ 17:28:16
What was the name of the Brick company on 7 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio? Right by the Y Bridge? Nestle Purina now occupies it.
Mar 06, 2022 @ 09:54:04
No luck so far finding an “Athens Ohio” thin paver. (2.25 inches thick.) May be known as “depot paver.” Can you ask around among Ohio collectors. I’ve got an entire house of them in Chicago, but only a 1/2 loose brick. Email me at paulwangerin@hotmail.com. The house is 1907. Paul W
Jun 24, 2022 @ 11:37:44
I have about 150 “OHIO” deeply stamped bricks. It is not a special font, it’s just a super simple raised font. I can’t really find any details on an age or exactly what company. Any help?
Jul 04, 2022 @ 03:48:28
My G,G, Grandfather was a famous brickmaker in Cleveland, Ohio .
William H. Harrison, 1830-1908
His sons continued in the trade.
He made the brick for the Huge Garfield Monument at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland, as well as brick for road paving, and other uses. 🇺🇸, Mike Berkey
Oct 06, 2022 @ 20:12:01
I have American arch security yellow brick and a Ironton with a number on it and one yellow bricks with ELI written on it I think they were the foundation of my grandmas old house that burned
Apr 16, 2023 @ 03:16:08
If possible, I would like some information about an old brick I dug up in Toledo, Ohio. It is marked “CM’16THC” THANK YOU!
May 09, 2023 @ 09:28:37
I came here after searching for “Ashland Empire Crown”. I found a yellow brick with “Ashland Empire Crown” on it at a construction site nearby. Thanks to those above who had provided some information about the company. If anyone knows what years the company was active, that information would be appreciated.
May 10, 2023 @ 00:21:35
Any info on a brick stamped
OHIO
WOODLAND
May 11, 2023 @ 06:23:51
There is a large community of folks that collect and know all about OHIO based bricks.
Join us here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1370581776286977
May 21, 2023 @ 02:03:32
This is a great group. Check out the links highlighted on the main page.
Jun 06, 2023 @ 10:22:17
I have Harris paver brick that my dad got in the 1960s when the city dug up the old pavers on Broad St in downtown Columbus OH to repave it in asphalt. Unlike the Harris Zanesville bricks discussed online, this brick is stamped Harris Westerville. Does anyone have any info on this? Westerville is just north of Columbus, nowhere near Zanesville, and I can’t find anything about a Westerville brickyard online. Any info appreciated. Thanks
Jun 10, 2023 @ 23:31:18
Post here and see what response you get. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1370581776286977/
Jul 30, 2023 @ 20:30:33
Do you have any information on C&S brick? Our home was built in the 1870s by Truman Coe. In the mid-1800s, Coe owned four lumber mills and a brick works. C&S brick was from his brick works, which was located at Washington and Broad streets in Columbus. Any idea on dates of operation, etc.? I have a number of C&S bricks that were salvaged from a chimney that was removed from our house. Thanks.
Aug 21, 2023 @ 06:12:51
My family and I live in Pittsburgh Pa. We just spent a great week in Bermuda on Horseshoe Bay, overlooking the ocean. I noticed that, in the house we stayed in, the brick patio floor was made of brick from the Ohio Brick Company. I do not have anymore details as to where that was produced on Ohio.
Aug 21, 2023 @ 07:03:08
I just found a small portion of A block with ( PEEBLES, dunn patent BLOCK) stamped very clearly on it! Found while looking for fossil rocks and prehistoric flowers in a creek near my house.
Oct 02, 2023 @ 23:06:31
I found WYANDOT stamped bricks that were being replaced on the First Christian Church clock tower in Columbus, IN. The church designed by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen was one of the first buildings commissioned by Cummins to be built in Columbus, IN. The bricks that are being replaced were damaged and at danger of falling from the facade.
https://fccoc.org/tower/
The website above details the repair process that is ongoing.
Nov 23, 2023 @ 02:39:26
We live in Garrett, Indiana in a home built in 1910. Back in the early 1980s, my dad who worked on the B&O/CSX. He got word of a railroad depot being torn down somewhere around Willard, Ohio & was able to get the bricks. I could’ve cared less back then so don’t really know if he got them for free or bought them. I just remember hauling bricks from Ohio to Indiana & making several trips for them. Over 2,500 Townsend Block Co. bricks @ 10 lbs. each! Dad was able to make a sidewalk path nearly all around their house, plus 2 patios with the bricks. He never could complete it because of his health. Fast forward to now: I wanted a firepit patio, but nothing which looks new for our home. So I had the mason use the townsend bricks- over 300 of them. They are the perfect, nostalgic look I was looking for & I’m in love with them, inperfections & all. Now hopefully to one day finish the path that my dad started with the leftovers….
Dec 07, 2023 @ 21:31:05
We bought a home in Woolwich Maine . We found a brick marked temple ?
Dec 14, 2023 @ 21:55:25
Our fireplace is lined with bricks stamped with “Woodland Ohio”. Do you know how old they might be?
Dec 16, 2023 @ 01:44:08
Found a Buckeye R brick in a Geneva river.
Dec 20, 2023 @ 23:29:18
Found a bunch up against the S side of a rock bluff E of Sault Ste Marie with an old metal pan nearby. Research from family indicates it was site of maple syrup production
Mar 02, 2024 @ 09:30:00
I found a landfill full of old really heavy 20 Century pavers. Well they filled in part of a hill with the pavers. In Perry county Ohio
Mar 13, 2024 @ 21:37:54
Speedway Blocks of Alliance
small pile of broken and some whole blocks probably pavers from Gibson Street in Canandaigua, NY