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Most all the brick-built model buildings I see in layout photos show walls of row upon row of bricks laid in 'stretcher' (that is, longest face exposed to air) pattern, regardless of the supposed age of the building. Is that really true of North American buildings of all eras? On my side of the Atlantic, it is found only on post-1950 construction or on older buildings where the brick is a non-load-bearing decorative skin. <br /> <br />Photos I've studied of older real buildings in Boston show some with a variant of 'Garden Wall' bond, six or seven rows of headers then a row of 'headers' (the narrow face exposed to air). <br /> <br />I'm particularly interested in what would be prototypical for late 19th century/early 20th for industrial buildings in New England for an intended layout. Any personal knowledge, references, photos etc will be very welcome - I'm not in a position to trot off and see for myself!
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