Patterned brickwork is the delineation of designs – geometric, dates, and initials – by a mason using darkened “vitrified” bricks against a background of ordinary red brick. New Jersey (and especially South Jersey), which hosts approximately 95% of the examples, is the principal ... » Learn More about Patterned Brickwork Houses
Gloucester County
Cope Building
DESCRIPTION: Constructed in 1908 as a four-room schoolhouse known as the Union Academy, the Cope Building sits in the center of the Mullica Hill National Register District in Harrison Township, Gloucester County. The Colonial Revival-style schoolhouse was built as a response to the growth of ... » Learn More about Cope Building
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
UPDATES: 07/2010 Update: The Church acquired a corporate donor in Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation (ESCO) from the Pureland Industrial Park in Logan Township, NJ. Employees of Pureland donated their time to paint the interior of the church, remodel the two bathrooms, install entryway doors ... » Learn More about Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
Green Hotel
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the Green Hotel was demolished in April 2015. DESCRIPTION: The Green Hotel, also known as the Green Castle Hotel or The Green, is a significant example of a Second Empire style brick hotel. It was built in 1881 by Lewis M. Green, a five-term mayor of Woodbury and father ... » Learn More about Green Hotel