As I sought to find any information about these 'Augusta' Bricks, I discovered that a Florida blog - The St. Pete Project posted photos of Augusta and other named city bricks on January 23, 2012. The only information I could find was the following from an Augusta Chronicle article written in 1999.
GEORGIA VITRIFIED CLAY CO., Harlem, GA
From The Augusta Chronicle: Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay Co. opened in 1902. The main part of the institution was at Campania, about two miles outside Harlem. One of the company's founding officers, Frank R. Clark, was instrumental in helping locate the first bank in Columbia County, at Harlem, in November 1905.
The company's kilns were used to produce sewer pipes, chimney liners, flues, tiles and other clay products. During its heyday, the enterprise rented small apartment homes in Belair to house many of its employees at Campania and its mines.
The company's legacies include bricks embossed with the "AUGUSTA BLOCK" trademark, manufactured and produced through the 1940s.
These bricks still can be found at some locations across the South. They are on some walkways near Riverwalk Augusta and Daniel Village, and some are embedded in highways throughout the vicinity. Old courthouse and cemetery yards in Georgia still yield the famed bricks that were processed at the ovens in Campania. Moreover, many also can be found in areas of Florida such as Tampa and St. Petersburg.
The company was sold in 1995 to an Indiana firm. Its facility at Campania has been used primarily as a distribution point.
This was actually a family run business till the sale in 1995. And i can proudly say that it was my grandparents and family that owned GA Vitrified Brick and Clay.
ReplyDeleteHello,I hope you read my post for I just discovered your post in 2021. I live in Saint Petersburg FL and I was able to obtain many of your Grandparents beautiful bricks. In the early 90s I got them from work they were doing on Beach Drive in downtown Saint Petersburg. I have many adorning my walkway and other areas. They are a work of art. So heavy, solid and just perfect. I can understand why you are so proud of your Grandparents.
DeleteGood morning! Just reading your reply to Briggs88. I am interested in one brick that reads Augusta Block as my Father in Law and also my husband both worked there. Would you be interested in selling one?
DeleteHey debra i have a good friend that has a good many of them for sale if your still interested
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