Sarah came to visit over the holidays and suggested we go to Uncle Bill's. Now she's back in NY working on a masters in Neuroscience while this rocket scientist realizes I neglected to take a photo of her.
Love you, Sarah!
The corner of the building is actually an angle so the bricks cut a corner (my frst brick joke.)
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Original mortar.
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Wall sculpture in the Ladies
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Then we took a walking tour.
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Sarah thought this was a bricked in window but it's original to the building.
The brick bonds in K. Hills are superb.
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What makes this building exceptional (other than the
crazy brick bonds) is the popped out front that encloses the front doors. The first floor tenant gets the extra bonus of a stained glass window in the entry.
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The copper roof rocks too.
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Pop Quiz: Name the various courses of brick used on this house (no reading ahead).
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Help me decide which is better, the herringbone brick bond or the leaded glass window.
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Kennard School with its intricate glazed terra cotta.
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