When Were Concrete Blocks First Made?
“Concrete blocks were first invented, first made in the early eighteen hundreds. Of course, concrete in its’ many forms has been around since the ancient Greek times. I believe that concrete was used in the manufacturing of Parthenon, if I’m not mistaken. Go look that up. The first house that was built using concrete blocks was actually in Staten Island, New York, I think in eighteen thirty seven. But, the actual formula of the concrete that we use today was pretty well refined by that time, and they used wooden frames to mold the bricks, the blocks and in much the same way that bricks were made. In fact, in the eighteen sixties there was a company in Chicago that started to form concrete into shapes essentially, where prior to that you would see older homes that had been used stone carving techniques to create these shapes, think gargoyle’s and such. But, this company in Chicago actually came up with ways to form the concrete into shapes and save a lot of time and money over stone car
