Building Brick & Antique Bricks

Distinguish your home with antique bricks salvaged from historic buildings in Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, & Pennsylvania. Beautiful color ranges. All bricks are solid bricks with no holes. They can be used in walls throughout the nation, and in the landscape in walks, patios and much more in Southern climates. Today's new bricks cannot match the colors, textures and character of our antique building bricks!

We stock antique common bricks in color ranges of: reds, yellows, oranges, grays, salmon, creams, and Chicago commons. * Not all colors and sizes are represented

Antique Mixed Reds

Reclaimed from a historic buildings throughout the Midwest. Beautiful oversized bricks range from dark red/purple to orange color tones. Note: not all colors represented. Contact us to discuss the perfect brick for your project.


Old Chicagos

Classic Old Chicago style brick with colors ranging from buff to pink. Many with diamond stamps indicating "union made".


Antique Indiana Hard Reds

Reclaimed from a historic factory in Indiana, these bricks are unique in their color range and hard finish. Much harder/denser than soft reds found in the South.


Purington Pavers

Made by the world famous Purington Brick Co. in East Galesburg, IL, these 100+ year old pavers feature beautiful colors from maroon to dark purple with smooth worn side from wear in the street.


Purington Flat Pavers

Antique street pavers made by Purington featuring more squared off edges with colors in the dark red range.


Boone Pavers

Very unique, beautiful dark purple/black pavers with flash/stack marks made 100 + years ago in Boone, IA.


Flint Co Pavers

Antique street pavers with very unique brown coloring from the clay source of the Flint River near Des Moines, IA.


Antique Iron Spot Building Bricks

Antique dark bricks with brilliant iron spots. This is a very rare find and makes very unique and beautiful walls.


Please contact us via email or call John or Mike Gavin at 319-354-5251 to discuss your project.