Event: Brick homes and stores appear Category: Architecture Brief Description: Brick homes and stores started to appear in St. Louis. Brick was used because of its durable nature and the shortage of nearby lumber. In 1812, Bartholomew Berthold and William Smith both built two-story, brick stores & dwellings, and a brick market house was contructed. By 1816, Christian Wilt, Manuel Lisa, Thomas McKnight and Thomas Brady, William C. Carr, Sylvester Papin, William Clark and William Rector also built brick stores with companion dwellings. Year: 1812 Decade: 1810 - 1819 Beginning Date: 1812 Ending Date: Dec. 31, 1812 |
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