bricks
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Cyrus Jacobs House
Boise, Idaho
1864
Built in 1864, this small house is the oldest brick dwelling in Boise. From 1910 it was the residence of Basque families, who welcomed sheepherders and other temporary boarders.
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Jane Austen's House Museum
Chawton, England
Jane Austen lived at Chawton Cottage in Hampshire during the happiest and most productive period of her life, from 1809 to 1817.
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Newby Hall
Newby with Mulwith, England
Country house. c1695-1705 for Sir Edward Blackett, possibly to designs by Sir Christopher Wren; north and south wings added on east side c1775.
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Resident Hotel
Liverpool, England
1800s
Located in the Ropewalks district of central Liverpool, this hotel at 29 Seel Street offers simple boutique rooms in a restored historic warehouse.
- First Baptist Church Dayton, Oregon 1886
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Monticello
Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello is a beautiful Neoclassical mansion that was not only the home of Thomas Jefferson, it was designed by him as well.
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Fischer Meats
Dayton, Oregon
1918
This brick building on Ferry Street was constructed in 1918 as Carl Fischer Meats. It is currently home to the By-Pass Bar and Grill.
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Logan Demonstration School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1923
Built in 1923, the Logan Demonstration School was part of an ambitious building program by the School District of Philadelphia in the early 1920s. Eight junior high schools and 15 elementary schools were built, many using the same plans.
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Brick Baptist Church
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
1855
The Brick Baptist Church was built in 1855 by enslaved people, whose fingerprints can be seen in the bricks. After the Civil War, the church was given to them and it became one of the first schools for freed slaves.
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Idanha Hotel
Boise, Idaho
Built of brick in a French Chateau style, complete with turrets and mansard roof, the Idanha Hotel was completed in 1901. It is now an apartment building with Guru Donuts on the main floor.
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Aula Palatina (Basilica of Constantine)
Trier, Germany
310
Built in 310, this imposing brick structure was the throne hall of Constantine the Great and other Roman emperors. Today it is used as a Protestant church.
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Neonian Baptistery
Ravenna, Italy
The Orthodox Baptistery in Ravenna dates from the 5th century and has even more beautiful mosaics than its Arian counterpart.