A brickyard was later established, and local brick making turned into a major business.
A hall made from local bricks was added in 1927.
However, some school board trustees wanted local bricks to be used, but these were much lighter in color.
The chapel was built of local brick on part of the common.
It is made from local red brick, utlilizing stone only for some details.
A quarter of a million local bricks were used in various colours.
The second courthouse, made of local brick, served until 1913, and a frame building was used by county officials for the next several years.
The older houses and the village church are of local red brick.
He removed the small carriage shop and surfaced the entire building with local red brick.
All of these buildings were constructed using buff-coloured local brick.