Masons – and architects – used to be a lot less inhibited than they are today! I recently ran across this building in southwestern Nebraska and was impressed with the playful masonry. The windows on the main facade are replacements; they were likely factory sash originally like those seen on the side of the building. Over 60 years old, this building is still turning heads!
The diamond pattern in the masonry of this building is eye-catching even though the rows are not quite perfectly spaced.
The entry has nice emphasis!
The sides are especially fun; the diamond motif extends to the transistion between the yellow facade brick and the more common red brick of the side walls.
A slightly closer look…
The other side wall may have been done on a Friday …
The playful red and yellow brick above recalls patterned-brick houses of the colonial era:
The 1754 John Dickinson house in Alloway Township, New Jersey (courtesy photo).