Ornamental Separator

Historic Trade: Brickmaker

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  • Monday

    Closed

  • Tuesday

    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

  • Wednesday

    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

  • Thursday

    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • Friday

    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • Saturday

    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • Sunday

    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

During the summer, brickmakers mold and dry thousands of bricks. In the autumn, the bricks bake in a giant wood-fired oven. Keep an eye out, too, for bricklayers using these bricks in all sorts of projects around town.

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