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ROBBI~NGS~O= <br />COMPANY <br />~®~ <br />~~ <br />184s ATest Dartaout3 Ave. Dever, Co 80110-1309 <br />(303)783-3000 (800)477-9002 Faz(303)781-1816 <br />A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROBINSON BRICK COMPANY <br />Robinson Brick Company was started by George W. Robinson in 1880. At that time, <br />brick was made by pouring soft mud into hand made molds and allowed to harden in the hot <br />Colorado sun. Through the early 1900s, plant sites were developed azound the Denver azea to <br />supply local markets. During the 1920s and 1930s, plants were consolidated, and contemporary <br />machinery and manufacturing methods were implemented. <br />In ]941, the Robinson Brick and Tile Company acquired property near the present <br />interchange of I-25 and Santa Fe Drive, and the first tunnel kiln in the Rocky Mountain Region <br />was built. After World Waz II, this plant developed a variety of high quality products in addition <br />to face brick such as glazed brick, pavers, thin glazed veneer, and structural glazed tile. <br />1962 marked the completion of the first phase of construction of the plant where <br />Robinson Brick Company is presently located. This plant which is situated at South Platte River <br />Drive and Dartmouth Avenue in Denver was designed primarily to manufacture face brick. <br />Despite the disastrous flood which swept through its yards and buildings in 1965, the plant <br />resumed production within weeks. In 1979 the production capacity of the plant was doubled. In <br />1984 the plant was modified further and its capacity again increased. The plant located at 500 <br />South Santa Fe Drive was closed in 1984, and Robinson Brick Company began operating <br />exclusively from its present plant site. <br />r:~caova,+a~ro~,bc-e;.st~.pa <br />