Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Flemish bond


A form of brickwork in which headers (end) and stretchers (horizontal length) alternate

Usually, each header is centered above and below the stretchers

Found in almost all western styles of architecture since the Middle Ages


Examples from Buffalo architecture

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