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RAMSEY TOWN HALL, Ramsey, Minnesota <br />Additionally, there are a series of chips in the <br />brick on the South facade that appear to be in <br />a gunshot pattern. <br />12 — Gunshot Pattern it Bric' <br />There are multiple areas where there is <br />broken brick. This is most evident on the <br />window sills on the North and South <br />elevations, around the front entrance, and on <br />the chimney on the West elevation. This <br />damage could have been caused by humans, <br />objects hitting the brick, or water damage. <br />Figure 13 — Broken Brick at Corner <br />There is also deterioration of the brick that <br />was caused by the environment. There are <br />bricks on all four facades that are <br />experiencing spalling, especially near the <br />entrance of the building. Spalling is caused by <br />water being absorbed into the brick and <br />cracking the front face of the brick when the <br />water freezes, therefore, it is evidence that <br />water is not able to drain properly behind the <br />veneer. The freezing and thawing of water can <br />also crack large parts of the brick off in the <br />locations noted previously. <br />Figure 14 — Environmental Degradation <br />Figure 15 shows several small holes where a <br />sign may have been hung in the past. <br />Figure 15 — Holes in Brick from Sign <br />Ramsey Town Hall 5 <br />