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J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, Sussex County, DE

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J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, Sussex County, DE

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Summary

Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, providing access to the type of plant which dominated the United States brickmaking industry in the early part of this century.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3
Survey number: HAER DE-5
Building/structure dates: ca. 1912 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78000892

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1912
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
J.H. Wilkerson & Son
J.C. Steele & Sons
Wilkerson, James H
Wilkerson, C Van, Nuis
Milford Brick Company
Wilkerson, Charles
Griffin, Douglas L, project manager
Comp, T Allan, project manager
State of Delaware, Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs, sponsor
Eleutherian Mills Hagley Foundation, sponsor
Foote, Charles, photographer
Derganc, Christopher, historian
McIntire, Judson J, delineator
Smith, Raymond W, historian
Davis, Dennis L, delineator
Anderson, K D, delineator
Campbell, Deborah A, delineator
Edmonson, James M, historian
Derganc, Christopher S, historian
Reineer, Geroge W, photographer
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