Building Materials for Houses
Building materials tell a story about when houses were built, for how much money, and if they have been modified. Frequently, houses have several types of building materials from different eras. Three illustrations are presented:
19th century sandstone foundation and red bricks
with 1920s-1030s asbestos shingles added later
19th century red brick with cement-to-look-like-cutstone
from the 1950s and glass blocks
19th century narrow wooden clapboard covered in the
1920s with asbestos shingles which in 2002 were being replaced by vinyl
siding
ROOFS
