United Brick Corporation Brick Complex
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The United Brick Corporation Brick Complex, also known as the New York Avenue Brick Kilns, is an historic industrial site. It is located at 2801 New York Avenue
, Northeast, Washington, D.C. within the United States National Arboretum
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The kilns are the only remaining brickyards in Washington, D.C.
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The twelve remaining kilns were expanded in 1927, and are constructed of common brick, lined with fire brick, with vaulted roofs.
There is a small gauge rail systm, with a standard rail siding.
In 1978, the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1927, operations at the site were expanded, and the United Brick Corporation acquired the site in 1930.
As many competing brickyards closed or moved, the brickyards at the complex grew. After Word War II, United Brick Corporation supplied the construction boom in the city.
The the complex closed in 1972, and was transferred to the United States Department of Agriculture in 1976.
New York Avenue
The following roads are named New York Avenue:*New York Avenue **NoMa – Gallaudet University , formerly New York Avenue – Florida Avenue – Gallaudet University*New York Avenue *New York Avenue in Queens, now Guy R...
, Northeast, Washington, D.C. within the United States National Arboretum
United States National Arboretum
The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service as a division of the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center...
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The kilns are the only remaining brickyards in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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The twelve remaining kilns were expanded in 1927, and are constructed of common brick, lined with fire brick, with vaulted roofs.
There is a small gauge rail systm, with a standard rail siding.
In 1978, the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Brickyards were a local cottage industry supplying the growth of the city. A number of companies operated at the site, including the Hudson Brick and Supply Company, since 1909.In 1927, operations at the site were expanded, and the United Brick Corporation acquired the site in 1930.
As many competing brickyards closed or moved, the brickyards at the complex grew. After Word War II, United Brick Corporation supplied the construction boom in the city.
The the complex closed in 1972, and was transferred to the United States Department of Agriculture in 1976.
External links
- http://wiki.worldflicks.org/united_brick_corporation_ruins.html
- http://wikimapia.org/9905484/United-Brick-Corporation-ruins
- http://landmarkhunter.com/188865-united-brick-corporation-brick-complex/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncindc/2853151036/
- http://www.joeyablonsky.com/unitedbrickcomplex.htm