Brick from the LeaderBuilding, Regina,Saskatchewan
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Hebron Common
BrickManufacturer: Hebron Brick Company ManufactureLocation: Hebron, NorthDakota Date(s) of Manufacture: c1912 BrickType: Face X Filler _ Refractory (Fire) _ Approximate (w h l) llimensions: B3/8x 4 1lBx 2 3/Binches / 214x 103x 60mm
The Leader Building, Regina,sask. includes Hebron bricks for the back alley facade.
Comments: The Hebron Fire and PressedBrick Companywas establishedin 1904 by CharlesWeigeland FerdinandLeutz, and remainsoperationaltoday as the only active brick factory in North Dakota. It is now called the Hebron Brick Company. Many hand-pressed face bricks made at the turn of the 20th cenrury ar local brick factories between Winnipeg and Moose Jaw weighed about 4 pounds (1.8 kg). By comparison, this machine-pressed brick from Hebron weighs 5 % pounds (2.5 kg). The extra weight could have a significant affect on a building foundation. not to mention shipping costs.
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The Leader Building was home for Regina's Lead.er-Post newspaper from 1913 to 1964. Though faced with white terra cotta on the srreer fagade, it includes this high quality Hebron face brick for the public wall in the back alley. The north and south side walls were faced with a less expensive brick, as it was presumed that other buildings would be con-
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structed directly against those walls.
Sources: (1) Hebron Brich,Companywebsite:www.hebronbrick.com; (2) Personal Communication:Michael Schultz, Hebron Brick Company,2 March 200g
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