FIRST - Brick house in California - Monterey Ca - First of its Kind on Waymarking.com

It is currently a museum

From the California State Parks Page

Early structures in Monterey were built of sun dried mud blocks. Walls as thick as three feet were needed to support second story floors. Adobe buildings required plastering on exterior surfaces to keep out damaging winter rains. The life of an adobe building was limited due to the lack of permanence in building materials.

The arrival of the American Period brought Gallant Dickinson who, in 1847, introduced a new building technique to California....the art of fired clay brick making. (Fired clay bricks were in use throughout Europe. Much of Imperial Rome had been constructed with this technique.) Dickinson fired thousands of clay blocks into rock hard bricks. His efforts led to the construction of one of the first fired brick buildings in California. This form of brick making provided increased strength for multiple storied buildings while maintaining standard wall widths. Fired brick was also water resistant and required little or no surface treatment.

A state historic park marker is found nearby...

The interior houses some very interesting exhibits...

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