Regional Porch Materials
The bricks that built Savannah. This porch sits on a raised foundation of Old Carolina Brick Co.’s hand-formed Savannah Grey bricks, made using traditional techniques to resemble the millions of bricks crafted by slaves at the Hermitage Plantation, on the Savannah River in Georgia, in the 1800s. The original bricks got their distinctive grayish color from the composition of the river’s mud. They were widely used to rebuild the city of Savannah after a fire destroyed 463 structures in 1820, and again during Reconstruction.
Bricks reclaimed from these old buildings are among the most sought-after building materials in the South for historic preservation and home renovation projects, according to the Savannah Morning News. And the bricks inspired by them are an Old Carolina bestseller.
Regional Porch Materials The bricks that built Savannah. This porch sits on a raised foundation of Old Carolina Brick Co.’s hand-formed Savannah Grey bricks, made using traditional techniques to resemble the millions of bricks crafted by slaves at the Hermitage Plantation, on the Savannah River in Georgia, in the 1800s. The original bricks got their distinctive grayish color from the composition of the river’s mud. They were widely used to rebuild the city of Savannah after a fire destroyed 463 structures in 1820, and again during Reconstruction. Bricks reclaimed from these old buildings are among the most sought-after building materials in the South for historic preservation and home renovation projects, according to the Savannah Morning News. And the bricks inspired by them are an Old Carolina bestseller.
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