Continental Clay Brick Plant

Continental Clay Brick Plant
LocationMartinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°25′59″N 77°57′31″W / 39.43306°N 77.95861°W / 39.43306; -77.95861
Built1917
MPSBerkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.80004439[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

The Continental Clay Brick Plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia includes a number of beehive brick kilns. Originally a coal-fired brickworks, it was later converted to natural gas. The kilns are now largely disused, except for a few used to dry sand.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Don C. Wood (December 10, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Continental Clay Brick Plant" (PDF). National Park Service.