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Eric Johnson
Downtown Delavan's famed "Brick Street" was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1996, when
Elkhorn-based B.B. Amon and Sons Construction Co. reconstructed the
brick roadway at a cost of over $1.05 million. Many of the original
circa-1913 pavers were reused and remain in place. Vitrified
bricks are fired at a higher temperature and for a longer period of
time than a conventional brick used in construction or for
sidewalks, making it harder and impervious to the absorption of
water. Originally installed by a crew of skilled Italian immigrants
over the course of 29 days in July-August 1913, Delavan's Brick
Street is one of the last and best remaining examples of original
paved roads in Wisconsin.
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Eric Johnson
Downtown Delavan's famed "Brick Street" was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1996, when
Elkhorn-based B.B. Amon and Sons Construction Co. reconstructed the
brick roadway at a cost of over $1.05 million. Many of the original
circa-1913 pavers were reused and remain in place. Vitrified
bricks are fired at a higher temperature and for a longer period of
time than a conventional brick used in construction or for
sidewalks, making it harder and impervious to the absorption of
water. Originally installed by a crew of skilled Italian immigrants
over the course of 29 days in July-August 1913, Delavan's Brick
Street is one of the last and best remaining examples of original
paved roads in Wisconsin.
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