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Deteriorated imitation brick asphalt siding. A predecessor to modern maintenance free sidings was asphalt brick siding. Asphalt impregnated panels (about 2 by 4 ft or 0.61 by 1.22 m) give the appearance of brick or even stone. Many buildings have this siding, especially old sheds and garages.
The house is sheathed in shiplap siding over brick-filled walls, rests on a brick over ballast stone foundation and features a full-width, one-story shed-roof porch, which was added 1786, based on estate records. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
This early brick was soft, porous, and susceptible to deterioration. [13] Formstone prevents the historic brick from breathing and the accumulation of moisture causes cracks to form. [ 14 ] This moisture combined with the freeze-thaw cycle can damage the Formstone material and, if left uncorrected, can lead to further deterioration and ...
The Brick House, built in 1855, has a two-story brick façade with end chimneys, a two-tiered portico, stucco-over-brick columns, and a two-story wooden wing at back; it was originally a private boarding school for girls. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1971. [1]
Erected over the span of six years from 1822 to 1828, this dwelling boasts a two-story, five-bay structure crafted using mortise-and-tenon frame construction techniques. Its architectural elements include a gable roof adorned with metal sheathing, exterior gable-end brick chimneys, a brick foundation, and weatherboard siding characterized by ...
[32] and has siding-over-log construction. The Bear Bend Cabin, a four-room, story-and-a-half log cabin, was built by Sam Houston as a hunting lodge in the 1850s. [33] The Gaines-Oliphint House, located in Hemphill, is a story-and-a-half dogtrot built by James Gaines, one of the earliest Anglo settlers in Texas.
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Because the masonry veneer is non-structural, it must be tied back to the building structure to prevent movement under wind and earthquake loads. Brick ties are used for this purpose, and may take the form of corrugated metal straps nailed or screwed to the structural framing, or as wire extensions to horizontal joint reinforcement in a fully masonry veneer or cavity wall.