Record #:

11367

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Hugh R. Perry, D. C. Mace, Johnson Sprott, and Carey Castleberry founded Lee Brick & Tile Company in Sanford in 1946. The company produces 200,000 brick a day, or about 73 million a year. Most of the brick are used in North Carolina or in other eastern states.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 11, Nov 1974, p141-142, 211-212, il

Subject(s):

Brick trade--Sanford; Lee Brick & Tile Co. (Sanford)

Record #:

19756

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Hugh R. Perry and ten Sanford businessmen founded Lee Brick & Tile Company in Sanford in the early 1950s. Perry later bought out his associates, and the business still remains in his family's hands. The company occupies a twenty-acre site along with its shale pit. Lee Brick will make about 40 million bricks this year. North Carolina is second only to Texas in output.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 33 Issue 6, June 2013, p60-65, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brick trade--Sanford; Lee Brick & Tile Co. (Sanford); Family-owned business enterprises--Sanford