Comments on: Spanish Custom House- No Reserve Auction Feb. 10 http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/27/1784-spanish-custom-house-at-auction-feb-10-no-reserve/ ...Musings on Historic Homes & the Market Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/27/1784-spanish-custom-house-at-auction-feb-10-no-reserve/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Michael Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:18:21 +0000 http://historichouseblog.com/?p=489#comment-890 Hi Fawn, Are you researching that one property, specifically, or more broadly the phenomenon of name & date bricks? I'm pretty sure it was common in the 18th & 19th centuries for masons to mark "cornerstones" that way. Michael Hi Fawn,

Are you researching that one property, specifically, or more broadly the phenomenon of name & date bricks? I’m pretty sure it was common in the 18th & 19th centuries for masons to mark “cornerstones” that way.

Michael

]]> By: Fawn Palmer http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/27/1784-spanish-custom-house-at-auction-feb-10-no-reserve/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Fawn Palmer Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:23:59 +0000 http://historichouseblog.com/?p=489#comment-889 I am researching inscribed bricks that have name & date and/or place for a historical plantation house built in 1770--Haberdeventure in La Plata, MD. Does anyone have any suggestions about the history of this phenomenom? On the south side of the main house about a foot and half above the ground level, below the water table course, there are two inscribed bricks, "D.Stone" NW end and "D. Stone Aug 1772" SW end. I understand from a building research report that these two bricks mark the beginning of the main house consctruction and the end, at least for the brickwork. The main house was still in construction in 1773 b/c that is when Thomas Stone, the owner, ordered paint and stone steps sufficient for two doorways (we presume the front and back doors). Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Fawn I am researching inscribed bricks that have name & date and/or place for a historical plantation house built in 1770–Haberdeventure in La Plata, MD. Does anyone have any suggestions about the history of this phenomenom? On the south side of the main house about a foot and half above the ground level, below the water table course, there are two inscribed bricks, “D.Stone” NW end and “D. Stone Aug 1772″ SW end. I understand from a building research report that these two bricks mark the beginning of the main house consctruction and the end, at least for the brickwork. The main house was still in construction in 1773 b/c that is when Thomas Stone, the owner, ordered paint and stone steps sufficient for two doorways (we presume the front and back doors).

Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Fawn

]]> By: Historic House Blog » Plaques, Plaques…Get your Plaques. http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/27/1784-spanish-custom-house-at-auction-feb-10-no-reserve/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Historic House Blog » Plaques, Plaques…Get your Plaques. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:02:29 +0000 http://historichouseblog.com/?p=489#comment-28 [...] the local bog iron ore and cast the sundials for shipment as far away as New Orleans. (perhaps the Spanish Custom House has one ?) They also cast Historic Register plaques in both bronze and aluminum. The plaque [...] [...] the local bog iron ore and cast the sundials for shipment as far away as New Orleans. (perhaps the Spanish Custom House has one ?) They also cast Historic Register plaques in both bronze and aluminum. The plaque [...]

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