Wednesday, October 12, 2016

CLAY RETORT AND FIRE BRICK WORKS, Red Hook

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This long, low building on the corner of Richards and Van Dyke Street has a distinctive exterior, consisting of 20” thick stones, reminiscent of some churches. It originally was the storehouse of the Joseph K. Brick Company, founded in 1854 to produce items used in gaslighting. Brick originated the fire clay retort, a device used […]

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