What is the Brickyard?
Located on the south end of the grounds of the Bray are the remnants of the Bray brickyard, once known as the Western Clay Manufacturing Company. Founded over a hundred years ago, its history involved several family names: Thurston, Kessler, Switzer, and the Brays, but ultimately became the Western Clay Manufacturing Company in 1905. It produced various types of brick and tile, many examples of which you can find in historic Helena architecture. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
