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Midland Brick company
This gem is East of Peru Kansas
One can see a very small portion
of this great plant from hwy 166
it is private property
with no trespassing
I know the owner and obtained permission
Located in Chicago Ill. the Sprawling Field Museum
Should be of particular interest to Residents of Peru Kansas
and the people of Chautauqua County.
The exhibit is a roofing tile. The descriptive card is inscribed
"The finest Tile in the world.
Made in Peru Kansas.
The factory is nothing but a bunch of old brick structures
that have fallen into total dis-repair over the years.
There are trees growing taller up thru that are
taller than the building themselves
It all started around 1904 when oil was discovered
resulting and major oils boom.
according then postmaster Helena Anderson
Around 1905 an Eastern developer Started the brick and Tile Plant
There was a time in the early years the streets in town of Peru were
paved in brick, from the plant.
Sometime in the early 1920's,
Spanish -Mission type architecture became popular.
A company out of Chicago bought the
plant and made nothing but roofing tile to meet the growing demand.
There were more than 400 people working at the plant at one time
Today the population is less than 120 people.
Ownership changed hands in 1945
when the Joslin's purchased the property
My Camera of choice is the Cannon 60D Dslr
I have owned this camera since 2011
have not had bit of trouble with it and
I would highly recommend it
This is a bridge that spans a man made canal
The old smoke stack
Peru Brick factory
As I walked thru this property and witness the vast
size of these building made me wish
That I could turn back the clock
and see this as it was, not as it is.
this is truly a lost piece of South Kansas History.
