A history of old Braintree and Quincy : with a sketch of Randolph and Holbrook . mall blocks or cubes now in use were first suggested andmanufactured by our enterprising townsman, Mr. Henry Barker,in 1858, now of the firm of Henry Barker & Sons. ]\[uch oppo-sition was made to their introduction, especially in Boston, butmerit and perseverance have proven stronger than prejudice, ascan be shown by the large quantities that have annually beencalled for and used in the city of Boston; also, their extensiveand increasing use in New York, Philadelphia, Washington andother places where durable and e
A history of old Braintree and Quincy : with a sketch of Randolph and Holbrook . mall blocks or cubes now in use were first suggested andmanufactured by our enterprising townsman, Mr. Henry Barker,in 1858, now of the firm of Henry Barker & Sons. ]\[uch oppo-sition was made to their introduction, especially in Boston, butmerit and perseverance have proven stronger than prejudice, ascan be shown by the large quantities that have annually beencalled for and used in the city of Boston; also, their extensiveand increasing use in New York, Philadelphia, Washington andother places where durable and economical paving material iswanted. Mr. Barker has the satisfaction of having lived to seethem adopted and come into general use. Up to 1825, syenite and granite were rarely used for anythingl)ut rough work; as cutting and dressing stone mouldings andcarved ornamental work was little known here. In the con-struction of buildings at that time, the walls were carried upin regular courses of stone, merely squared, and most generallycrowned or finished with a cornice of
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