Mr.  Tucker's  operations,  which  covered  but  a  comparatively  short
space  of  time,  were  on  a  small  scale,  and  his  manufactured  products  were
chiefly  confined  to  home  use.  Among  the  buildings  which  were  con-
structed with  bricks  of  his  manufacture  were  a  schoolhouse  which  in
1783  the  town  erected  on  the  east  side  of  the  highway  to  Pepperell,  Mass.,
at  a  point  nearly  opposite  the  southeast  corner  of  the  south  cemetery;
and  the  brick  dwelling  house  located  in  South  Brookline  on  the  east  side
of  the  highway  to  Townsend,  Mass.,  a  few  rods  south  of  the  bridge  over
the  Xissitisset  river;  which  is  said  to  have  been  built  about  1795  by  his
son,  Benjamin  S.  Tucker.
The  Tucker  clay  banks  were  located  in  the  open  field  southwest  of
the  site  at  the  present  time  (1914)  occupied  by  the  steam  sawmill  of
Orville  D.  Fessenden,  from  which  they  were  distant  some  twenty-five  or
thirty  rods;  where  at  the  present  time  the  site  of  the  kilns  is  indicated
by  a  small  mound  of  sand.
The  second  party  to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of  bricks  here  was
Capt.  Benjamin  Brooks,  who  commenced  the  business  about  1790.  Like
his  predecessor  in  the  business,  Swallow  Tucker,  he  obtained  his  mate-
rials from  clay  banks  located  upon  his  own  farm  in  South  Brookline.
His  kilns  were  located  on  the  west  side  of  the  highway  to  Townsend,
Mass.,  and  west  of  his  dwelling  house  (afterwards  known  as  the  Luther
Rockwood  place),  from  which  they  were  distant  one  hundred  rods,  more
or  less.
