Concrete Block Machines and Buildings

Compiled By Adrian S. White and David Moyer
This Version: May 2002

Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers

(1911) Factories and Warehouses of Concrete. American Portland Cement Association, Philadelphia.

(1915) Manual Training Course in Concrete. American Portland Cement Association, Philadelphia.

(n.d.) The Concrete House and Its Construction. American Portland Cement Association, Philadelphia.

Atlas Portland Cement Company

(1906) Concrete Country Residences. Atlas Portland Cement Company, New York.

(1906) Concrete Construction About the Home and On The Farm. Atlas Portland Cement Company, New York.

Banning, Kendall

(1906) Two Concrete Residences. The Cement Age 2:705-709.

Bradley, A. T.

(1906) Concrete Block Architecture. Concrete 6(2):21-23.

Cameron, DeLancey A.

(1907) Concrete Country Houses. The Cement Age 5(6):372-378.

Campbell, H. Colin, and Walter F. Beyer

(1917) Practical Concrete Work. The Manual Arts Press, Peoria, Illinois.

Carpentry and Building

(1906) Cement Coated Residence with Hollow Block Foundations. Carpentry and Building 28(July):260-261.

(1907) Hollow Concrete Block Residence at Bay Ridge, Ohio. Carpentry and Building 28(Feb.):35-39.

(1907) Concrete Block Office Building. Carpentry and Building 28(Aug.):255-258.

(1908) Dwelling of Cement Block Construction. Carpentry and Building 29(Jan.):1-5.

(1908) A Concrete Block Church at Central City, Kentucky. Carpentry and Building 29(Sept.):291-295.

Concrete

(1906) Concrete Blocks Make Good Building Material, 6(1):18-19.

(1906) Concrete Work in the West, 6(3):19-21.

(1906) Striking Example of Concrete Blockwork, 6(3):23.

(1906) A Criticism of Concrete Block Architecture, 6(3):24-25.

(1906) Tried by Fire and Acquitted, 6(3):36.

(1906) High-Water Mark in Block Construction, 6(5):19-21.

(1906) Block Houses for Cleveland, 6(5):27.

(1906) High-Priced House of Concrete Blocks, 6(6): 51.

(1907) Concrete Builders Make a Class by Themselves, 7(1):31.

(1907) Concrete Residences Wholesale at St. Louis, Mo, 7(1):31.

(1907) Old Houses of Concrete Block, 7(1):56.

(1907) A Great Inventor's Concrete Blocks, 7(1):58.

(1907) Manufacture of Concrete Blocks on a Large Scale, 7(3):27-29.

(1907) Concrete Work at Waterloo, Iowa, 7(4):30-32.

(1907) Hotel of Concrete Block, at Elizabeth, New Jersey. 7(4):35.

(1907) A Modern Concrete Block Apartment House in the Suburbs, 7(5):21-22.

(1907) A Remarkable Church of Concrete Block at Decatur, Ill. 7(5):36-37.

(1907) Striking Triumph for Fireproof Block Construction, 7(6):37.

(1907) Believer's in Concrete are Strong in Monroe, Mich, 7(7):28-29.

(1907) Concrete Block for Porches and Architectural Ornaments, 7(7):31-32, 57-58.

(1907) A Concrete Block House with Sixty-Five Designs of Faces, 7(12):45.

(1908) Villa at Paisley Scotland, Constructed of Concrete Block, 8(1):44.

(1908) Design for a Concrete Block House, Two Stories, To Cost $1,538, 8(4):28-30.

(1908) Workingman's Cottage Constructed of Hollow Concrete Block, 8(4):31-32.

(1908) The Development of Design in Concrete Building Block, 8(5):26-28.

(1908) Handsome and Commodious Concrete Block House Costing Less Than $5,000, 8(5):29-32.

(1908) A Suburban House Constructed of Hollow Concrete Blocks, 8(5):33-35.

(1908) Cottage in Attractive Design Built of Block at Low Cost, 8(5):36-38.

(1908) Cottage of Concrete Block, Erected at a Cost of $900, 8(6):24-26.

(1908) Homelike Dwelling Erected Cheaply of Hollow Concrete Block, 8(6):27-29.

(1908) Swiss Chalet Constructed of Hollow Concrete Building Block, 8(7):29-31.

(1908) Honesty of Manufacture and-Good Appearance in Concrete Products, 8(7):33-34.

(1908) Mission Cottage Executed in Concrete Block and Plaster Finish, 8(8):26-29.

(1908) Hollow Concrete Building Block Residence, Rough-Cast Finish, 8(8):30-32.

(1909) Some Unusual Examples of Concrete Block Work, 9(8):42-45.

De Kay, Charles

(1905) Concrete In Its Modern Form and Uses. Craftsman 8(6):761-765.

Dykema, F. L.

(1905) Specifications for Concrete Block and Brick. Carpentry and Building 28.

Ekblaw, K. J. T.

(1917) Farm Concrete. The Macmillan Company, New York.

Elzner, A. 0.

(1907) The Artistic Treatment of Concrete. Concrete 7(2):29-30.

Greenman, Russell S.

(1909) Stucco, Hollow Block and Monolithic Construction in Building. Concrete 9(6):31-34.

Hayne, W. G.

(1905) The Manufacture of Concrete Blocks and Their Use Building Construction. The Cement Age 2(8):559.

(1906) Ornamental Work in Concrete Construction. The Cement Age 2(7):560-566.

Humphrey, Richard L.

(1906) Development in The Uses of Cement. The Cement Age 2(9):636-641.

Kidder, F. E.

(1905) Methods of Concrete Building Construction. Carpentry and Building, 27:263-264.

Ladnek, I. M.

(1906) Homes of Concrete. The Cement Age 2(10):698-704.

Larned, E. S.

(1907) The Regulation and Control of Cement Block Construction. Concrete 7(10):19-24.

Laughlin, A. H.

(1907) Concrete Block Construction. Concrete 7(3):19-20, 49-51.

Lay, David

(1906) A Concrete Block House. The Cement Age 3(1):36-39.

(1907) The Use of Concrete for Cottage Building. The Cement Age 4(4):250-252

Martin, Clarence A.

(1908) Details of Building Construction. Bates and Guild Company, Boston, Mass.

The Miles Mfg. Co.

(1910) The Miles Wet Process Concrete Machinery, 1910 Catalogue, Jackson, Michigan.

Miracle, O. U.

(1905) Position of the Block Machine Manufacturer Relative To The Public. The Cement Age 2(3):159-163.

Moyer, Albert

(n.d.) Concrete Buildings and Their Architectural Possibilities. Vulcanite Portland Cement Company Land Title Building, Philadelphia.

Newberry, S. B.

(n.d.) Hollow Concrete Block Building Construction. Concrete Publishing Company, Detroit.

(1905) Hollow Concrete Block Building Construction. The Cement Age 2(4):237-250.

(1906) Architects and Concrete Building Blocks. The Cement Age 2(3):157-161.

Pallisec, Charles

(1909) Practical Concrete Blockmaking. Industrial Publication Company, Detroit.

Palmer, Noyes F.

(1906) Concrete Building Block Walls. The Cement Age 3(7):496-505.

(1905) The Manufacture of Concrete Block and Their Use in Building Construction. The Cement Age 2(7).

Parson, Frederick

(1906) The Concrete Cottage as the House Beautiful. The Cement Age 3(2).

Peterson, Jens C.

(1907) A Cozy Colonial Cottage Made of Concrete Block. Concrete 7(5):23.

(1907) Common Sense Suggestions For Securing Better Work. Concrete 7(11):28-30.

Powell, L. B

(1905) Hollow Concrete Building Blocks Their Manufacture and Use. Scientific American 5 Aug., p.101.

Price, William L.

(1906) Concrete as a Building Material. The Cement Age 3(3).

Reed, Homer A.

(1907) Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Construction. Myron C. Clark Publishing Company, New York.

Rice, Harmon H.

(1905) The Manufacture of Concrete Block and Their Use in Building Construction. The Cement Age 2(5):308-321.

(1906) Concrete Block Manufacture. John Willey and Sons, New York.

(1906) The Evolution of the Concrete Block in Residence Construction. Concrete 6(6):17-20, 43-44.

(1907) The Utility of Concrete Block Construction. Concrete 7(11):21-23.

Richey, H. G.

(1905) The Manufacture of Concrete Block and Their Use in Building Construction. The Cement Age 2(6):389-409.

Sabin, Louis Carlton

(1907) Cement and Concrete. Stanhope Press, F. H. Gibson Company, Boston.

Schroeder, Joseph J., Jr., editor

(1908) Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue, No. 117, reprint. DBI Books, Northfield, IL.

Seaton, Roy A., M.S.

(1918) Concrete Construction for Rural Communities. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.

Sloan, Maurice M.

(1912) The Concrete House and its Construction. The Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers, Philadelphia.

Smith, J. Augustine

(1909) Present and Future of Cement Block, Manufacturer's and Cost. Concrete 9(2):59-61.

Steele, W. O.

(1908) The Story of My Cement Block House. Carpentry and Building 29(April): .

Torrance, Wm. M.

(1905) The Manufacture of Concrete Blocks and Their Use in Building Construction. The Cement Age 2:322-349.

Universal Portland Cement Company

(1909) Plans for Concrete Residences. Information Bureau Universal Portland Cement Association, Chicago.

(1911) Concrete Silos. Information Bureau Universal Portland Cement Association, Chicago.

Walsh, George E.

(1907) A Fireproof Garage of Cement Block Construction. Carpentry and Building 28(Nov.):337-340.

Watson, Charles D. C. E.

(1906) Manufacture Stone. The Cement Age 2(12): .

Wilkes, Paul

(1905) Review of How to Manufacture Concrete Hollow Block. Carpentry and Building 27(June):87.

Architectural Forum

(1939) The Lowly Concrete Block Gets its First Taste of Standardization. Architectural Forum 70(5):367-377.

Bergmann, Richard, and Karen Donnely

(1995) Foster's Building Block. Building Renovation Spring, p. 52.

Cotton, J. Randall

(1984) Ornamental Concrete Block Houses. Old House Journal 12(8):165, 180-183.

(1995) Return to Concrete Block Houses. Old House Journal 23(2):32-39.

Gillespie, Ann

(1973) The "Miracle" and the "Wizard": Preliminary Notes on Concrete Building Block Machines. APT Bulletin 5(2):66-71.

(1979) Early Development of the Artistic Concrete Block: The Case of the Boyd Brothers. APT Bulletin 11(2):30-52.

Heckendorn, Dale

(1997) Ornamental Concrete Block Buildings in Colorado, 1900 to 1940. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. Colorado Historical Society, Denver.

Newton, Howard J., editor

(1976) A Selection of Historic American Papers on Concrete, 1876-1926. American Concrete Institute, Detroit [from Adrian S. White].

Prudon, Theodore H. M.

(1989) Simulating Stone, 1860-1940. APT Bulletin 21(3-4):79-91.

Simpson, Pamela

(1989) Cheap, Quick, and Easy: The Early History of Rockfaced Concrete Block Building. In Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, III, Thomas Carter and Bernard L. Herman, editors, pp. 108-119. University of Missouri Press, Columbia.

(1995) Blocks Like Rock. Building Renovation Spring, pp. 49-53.

Simpson, Pamela H.

(1999) Cheap, Quick, & Easy: Imitative Architectural Materials, 1870-1930. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.

Simpson, Pamela H., Harry J. Hunderman, and Deborah Slaton

(1995) Concrete Block. In 20th Century Building Materials, Thomas C. Jester, editor, pp. 80-85. McGraw-Hill, New York.

Stephenson, Margaret Long

(1979) The Origins of Concrete Block and Artificial Stone in Nineteenth Century America. Master's thesis, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia.

COLORADO

Denver

American Hydraulic Stone Company

The Underwood Building Block and Machine Company

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington

Harman S. Palmer Company

ILLINOIS

Bradley

Burrel Manufacturing Company

Chicago

A. D. Mackey and Company

The Brandell Concrete Block Machine Company

W. E. Dunn and Company

Dallas City

Star Cement Block Machine Company

Joliet

Buckeye Engine and Foundery Company

Urbana

Somers Bros.

INDIANA