Continental Clay Brick Plant

Continental Clay Brick Plant
Continental Clay Brick Plant
Continental Clay Brick Plant is located in West Virginia
Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°25′59″N 77°57′31″W / 39.43306°N 77.95861°W / 39.43306; -77.95861Coordinates: 39°25′59″N 77°57′31″W / 39.43306°N 77.95861°W / 39.43306; -77.95861
Built: 1917
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: Private
MPS: Berkeley County MRA
NRHP Reference#:

80004439

[1]
Added to NRHP: December 10, 1980

The Continental Clay Brick Plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia includes a number of beehive brick kilns. Originally coal-fired, then converted to natural gas, the kilns are now largely disused, except for a few used to dry sand. [2]

Interior of kiln

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Don C. Wood (December 10, 1980). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Continental Clay Brick PlantPDF (6.36 MB). National Park Service. 



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