Hey Guys,

Thanks greatly to all who replied to my question about brick-nogging 
in timber-frames here in the Midwest ...

I will note that I got very, very few responses, including those from 
a Vernacular Architecture chat group ... Generally speaking, it is 
clear that there are ethnic traditions that continue brick nogging 
into the at least the mid-nineteenth century.  The most obvious of 
these are French and German, in the Mississippi Valley and Middle 
West, respectively.

However, there also appears to be a more generalized Upland South 
tradition that continues through the pre-Civil War period ... 
Certainly, this is obvious in Kentucky, and given the movement of 
Upland South types to southern Illinois during this period, perhaps 
that is what we are seeing ...

Again, thanks for your help.

Mark
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