Eau Claire: Reddish Brick Chimneys

This is the most common chimney material.  About 80 percent of all chimneys in Eau Claire are faced with reddish bricks.  Darker shades of red were popular in the 1920s- 1930s, and lighter reds and thinner bricks were in fashion during the 1950s.  19th century red brick is different in shade and texture from the 1920s brick.

YELLOWISH BRICKS           ROUGH CEMENT            CUTSTONE

Created by Chad Enloe & Kent Marcelle--July 1, 1996; Declan Green, Samantha Murray, Dave Whyte on 8 June 1997.