Continental Clay Brick Plant

Continental Clay Brick Plant
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
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 a coal-fired brickworks, it was later 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 Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Don C. Wood (December 10, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Continental Clay Brick Plant" (pdf). National Park Service.


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