A device for constructing plumb brick columns includes: (a) a base suspension portion including: a base, a base pole, and a substantially L-shaped swing arm movably attached to the base pole; (b) a hanger mechanism, including a hanger rod attached to a center of the upper template, and to a hanger clamp that is affixable around the swing arm; and (c) a suspended template portion including: (1) an upper template; (2) a same-sized, removable lower template below the upper template; and (3) vertical guide lines, each extending between a corner of the upper template and a corresponding corner of the lower template, each corner of the lower template including a line attachment device attachable to a corresponding attachment device on a lower end of each guide line. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.