While they are rare, I have seen several examples of brick nogging here in 
Kentucky, most notably the Maplewood plantation site in Boone County 
15Be483.  I might be able to send you the NR form if you are interested.  I 
will agree with Tanya that none of the examples I have seen were associated 
with German ethnicity.  You might want to contact Bill Macintire, 
architectural historian with the Kentucky Heritage Council, he can tell you 
more about the brick nogging examples here.

Jay

M. Jay Stottman
Staff Archaeologist
Kentucky Archaeological Survey


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Branstner" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:14 AM
Subject: Brick nogging question


> Hi Guys,
>
> Hope this posting is relevant ...
>
> Several years ago, we documented a small timber-frame residence in 
> southeast Illinois, just north of St. Louis.  Although it is a relatively 
> typical, hand-hewn timber frame structure, probably dating to the very 
> early 1830s, the use of brick nogging was somewhat unusual for the region.
>
> At least around this region, brick nogging is usually considered a 
> "German" trait, but the builder of this structure was basic Upland South, 
> non-German from Kentucky, and the framing is not in the typical German 
> pattern ...  What we found most unusual is the oddly discontinous nature 
> of the nogging. It does not extend fully to the second floor plate, and it 
> does extend above or below the window openings. If the nogging was there 
> for weatherproofing, the termination below the plate seems 
> counterproductive.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or references that anyone can 
> provide that would help document non-German nogging examples or help 
> explain what I am seeing, as architectural history is not my area of 
> expertise ...
>
> http://yfrog.com/6xp4240053j
>
> Thanks in advance, Mark
> -- 
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> Mark C. Branstner, RPA
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