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“The building occupies a full city block flanked by Dexter Avenue (west), McDonough Street (north), Washington Street (east), and Hull Street (south)…The exterior is faced with natural Indiana limestone…The interior public spaces are finished in Carrara marbles from Italy….”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Court House and Post Office in Birmingham, Alabama.
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The building has brick-faced reinforced concrete. Indiana limestone was used for the lower façade, and the four columns at the portico and the interior trim are of marble quarried in southeastern Alaska. These marbles are light and dark Tokeen marbles quarried at Tokeen, Prince of Wales Island. The construction of the building began in September 1929 and was completed in February 1931.
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Warren, Arizona - the Donald W. Reynolds YMCA Limestone Sign (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
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According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the YMCA sign.
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According to an excerpt from this book, Indiana limestone was used in the construction façade of the mansion and the garden room walls.
According to this excerpt, Indiana limestone was used for the façade of the building.
According to an excerpt from this book, a pavilion was completed in Village Homes in which Indiana limestone and wood were used in the construction.
According to this excerpt, the church was designed in the Spanish Revival style, and Indiana limestone was used for the screen which dominates the entrance.
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church (photograph and description)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California - the San Francisco City Hall - “San Francisco City Hall Dome Statistics,” web site presented by Ceitronics.
According to this web site, the San Francisco City Hall was designed in the Beaux Arts style, and it opened in 1916. The following stones are used in the interior of the City Hall according to this account: California marble and Indiana sandstone. The exterior of the City Hall building of Raymond Granite (quarried at Raymond, Madera County, California). “There are three acres of marble tile floors.”
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Boulder, Colorado - the Boulder Museum of History previously the Victorian Harbeck-Bergheim House on University Hill, 1206 Euclid Avenue, information from the wcities.com web site. (photograph and history)
According to the wcities.com web site, Indiana sandstone was used in the construction of the exterior of manor.
Originally Colorado red sandstone was considered for use in the construction, but there was a lack of modern stonecutting plants in Colorado, so Bedford limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was shaped into 1,000,000 bricks for the Shove Memorial Chapel.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the building located at 1999 Broadway.
According to the Molly Brown House Museum web site, Indiana limestone was used on the exterior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Italian Carrara marble was used for the carved altars, and “Colorado Yule marble makes up the vestibules, pillar bass, balustrades, baseboards, and confessionals.” Construction was completed in 1912.
According to the Molly Brown House Museum web site, Indiana limestone was used on the exterior of St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral.
Greeley, Colorado – the Weld County Court House (The following information is from an advertisement in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 130.)
The Weld County Court House was built with Indiana Limestone furnished by Shea & Donnelly Company (established in 1889), whose quarries, mills, and offices were in Bedford, Indiana.
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The building was constructed of Indiana Limestone.
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Wilmington, Delaware - Nemours Mansion owned by Alfred I. duPont (from Millionaires, Mansions, and Motor Yachts: An Era of Opulence, by Ross MacTaggart, W. W. Norton & Company, Oct. 1, 2004, 256 pp., ISBN 0393057623, from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, Nemours Mansion was designed by Carrère and Hastings, a New York firm, for Alfred I. duPont. It was constructed in 1909-1910. Granite quarried on the estate was used in the construction of the mansion in addition to Indiana limestone for trim. (Photographs of the mansion are included.)
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According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Navarre Beach Campground sign.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Courthouse and Post Office in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the State Capital.
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Moscow, Idaho - University of Idaho - the Infirmary located at University Avenue and Ash Street. The following information is from the University of Idaho Special Collections web site.
Indiana limestone was used for the trim on the building.
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Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the C.B. & Q. Railroad Bridge across the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House at Bloomington, Illinois.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Ft. Jesse Medical Center.
The Courthouse was build in 1908. White limestone from Bedford, Indiana, was used on the exterior. Tennessee marble was used on the interior walls.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building St. John’s Church.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Volition building at One Main Plaza.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building Blair Hall.
On this web site it is theorized that the bottom four stories of the Art Deco building are faced with what could be Cold Spring, Minnesota, “granite.” The same stone was used on the Adler Planetarium. The stories above the fourth story are faced with Bedford Limestone. (Scroll down to “Chicago Caves and Canyons,” then “333 North Michigan Avenue” for more information.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the A.H. Revell & Company building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of A. V. Armour on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Art Museum built prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Auditorium Hotel.
According to this excerpt, the walls of the building are of solid masonry - brick covered with stone. The lower 3 floors were faced with granite, and the remaining floors ashlar facing was of gray-buff Indiana limestone.
Auditorium Hotel (photographs and history), presented by Chicago Landmarks.
According to this web site, the Auditorium Hotel was designed by Louis H. Sullivan and engineered by Dankmar Adler. The hotel was built 1886-90.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Auditorium Hotel Annex.
According to the excerpt of this book, the breakwater along the lake was built with slabs of yellow Indiana limestone.
Chicago, Illinois – the Chicago Racquet Club (The following information is from an advertisement in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, “Old Styles in Stone,” Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 156.)
Chicago Racquet Club, Chicago, Awarded Medal by the Architect’s Association of Chicago for the Best or Most Interesting Design from an Architectural Viewpoint Erected During 1924. Exterior of Brick in Combination with Indiana Limestone. Architects: Rebori, Wentworth, Dewey & McCormick.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of William Borden located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.
Cairo, Illinois – the Cairo Bridge, Ohio River (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Cairo Bridge on the Ohio River
Chicago, Illinois – the Chicago & Erie Bridges, all Piers at the Street Crossings under the Elevated Tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Chicago & Erie bridges and all of the piers at the street crossings under the elevated tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Chicago University building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Chicago City Hall.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Commonwealth-Edison Company Switching Station.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the County Jail in Chicago, Illinois.
Fourth Presbyterian Church and Parish House (1912, 1925) “…Gothic Revival buildings which were built from grey Indiana limestone….” (Scroll down to “Chicago Caves and Canyons,” then “Fourth Presbyterian Church and Parish House” for more information.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of Mrs. Fuller on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois - the George Cleveland Hall Library, located 48 th Street and South Michigan Avenue. (from Richard Wright: The Life and Times, by Hazel Rowley, Owl Books, Aug. 1, 2002, 640 pp., ISBN 0805070885, pp. 70, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the library building, which was designed in the Italianate Renaissance style.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of William J. Goudy on Astor Street in Chicago.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad Company depot.
The Intercontinental Hotel was originally the Medinah Athletic Club. In the 1980s the building was converted to a hotel. Indiana limestone was used as facing in the construction of the upper part of the building. (Scroll down to “Chicago Caves and Canyons,” then “Intercontinental Hotel” for more information.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the James H. Walker building.
Chicago, Illinois – Jewish Synagogue at Fiftieth Street and Drexel Boulevard (The following information is from an advertisement in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 166.)
New Jewish Synagogue, Fiftieth St. and Drexel Boulevard, Chicago. Exterior of Variegated Indiana Limestone. Architects: Newhouse & Bernham.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of W. W. Kimball located at Prairie Avenue and 18th Street.
Chicago, Illinois - Lakeshore Drive Wall from Geology and the Environment With Infotrac, by Bernard W. Pipkin, Dee D. Trent, and Richard Hazlett, Thomson Brooks/Cole, March 30, 2004, 496 pp., ISBN 0534490514, pp. 152, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the rock wall that protects Chicago’s Lakeshore Drive was constructed of Indiana limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Lakeside Club located on Grand Boulevard in Chicago.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Lincoln Museum.
Chicago, Illinois - the London Guarantee and Accident Building, 360 North Michigan Avenue, from Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture, by Judith Paine McBrien, W. W. Norton & Company, Oct. 1, 2004, 176 pp., ISBN 0393731553, pp. 32, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, Alfred Alschuler designed the 22-story London Guarantee and Accident building. Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the building. (A sketch of the building is included.)
Chicago, Illinois - the Malabry Court Buildings, North Michigan Avenue (excerpt from Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue: Planning and Development, 1900-1930, by John W. Stamper, University of Chicago Press, Aug. 27, 1991, 344 pp., ISBN 0226770850, from Google Book Search)
According to the excerpt of this above, Indiana limestone was used for the façade of the building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of Jonathan Mason Loomis located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
Built between 1918 and 1920, the Michigan Avenue Bridge is a “double-leaf trunion bascule bridge.” There are sculptured pieces and plaques on the bridge towers commemorating events in Chicago history. Bedford limestone was used in the construction of the bridge piers, and the limestone contains “silicified sponges, bryozoa, gastropods, ammonoids and other fossils.” (Scroll down to “Chicago Caves and Canyons,” then “Michigan Avenue Bridge” for more information.)
Visit the Chicago Landmarks web site to view two photographs of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and Esplanade: Photo 1 and Photo 2.
The Museum of Science and Industry is now located in the restored Palace of Fine Arts Building. This building was reconstructed of limestone and marble.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Odd Fellows' building.
Chicago, Illinois – the Potter Palmer Residence on Lake Shore Drive (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of Potter Palmer located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois - the Playboy Building (formerly the Palmolive Building) (Stone Country, in the “Works” section, text by Scott R. Sanders and photographs by Jeffrey A. Wolin, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985)
According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Palmolive building, in 1985 known as the Playboy building.
Chicago, Illinois - the Powhatan Building, 4950 South Chicago Beach Drive (from A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, by Mary Lackritz Gray, University of Chicago Press, April 1, 2001, 520 pp., ISBN 226305996, pp. 172, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to the excerpt from this book, the twenty-two story Powhatan Building built in 1927-1929 is clad in Indiana limestone and terra cotta.
The original Bedford, Indiana, limestone facade is being replaced with granite due to weathering and potential for failure due to weathering. (Scroll down to “Chicago Caves and Canyons,” then “Prudential Buildings” for more information.)
Chicago, Illinois – Public Library Building (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Public Library building in Chicago built prior to 1900.
According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Public Library in Chicago.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Ryerson building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Saint Joseph Hotel.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Security building in Chicago.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Simmons-Gill House.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Standard Club.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Studebaker building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Temple in Chicago.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of Joseph Torrence located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois – the Tribune Tower (photograph)
The Tribune Tower is a Gothic revival building “with great flying
buttresses.” It is faced with Indiana limestone.
The tower “has a base inset with stones from famous structures
throughout the world, such as Westminster Abbey, the Taj Mahal, and
the Great Wall of China.” (The link from which the above information was obtained is no longer available.)
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Tales of the Stones (in the Tribune Tower). This
site lists the origin of the 136 stones placed in the exterior
of the Tribune Tower from all around the world. (The link
from which the following information was obtained is no longer
available.)
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The Chicago Tribune Tower Competition, by Katherine Solomonson, University of Chicago Press, Nov 1, 2003, 384 pp., ISBN0226768007, from Google Book Search)
According to an excerpt from this book, Howell’s and Hood specified Indiana limestone be used for the exterior of the Chicago Tribune Tower “in shades of gray.” The limestone was supplied by J. Hoadley and Sons Company of Bloomington, Indiana, and Archer Stone Setting Company cut the stone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of L. Wolf located on Washington Boulevard in Chicago.
According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the colonnade at Union Station in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois - the University of Chicago - Original College Buildings, from “Fall Foliage, in Chicago, University of Chicago, October 30, 2004. (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
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According to this article, the buildings constructed for the university, founded in 1892, were constructed from Indiana limestone. They were designed in the neo-gothic style.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Crerar Science Library at the University of Chicago.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Jackson & Southeastern Bridge.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Batchen Hotel located opposite the Wisconsin Central Depot in Illinois.
The Ottawa Street Methodist Church was built in 1909. It is constructed of brick and trimmed with Bedford, Indiana, limestone.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Otto Baum Company office building.
Normal, Illinois - Illinois State University (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
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According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Schroeder Hall.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Redbirds Stadium.
“The corn crop in the vicinity of Paxton, Ill., never was more promising than at the present time, said Mr. N. Groetzinger, of Groetzinger & Fitzsimmons of that place, while in Chicago last month. Mr. Groetzinger embarked in the monumental business at Paxton less than two years ago and is establishing a very successful trade in monumental and building work. The firm has just completed a contract for about 5000 feet of stone flagging in the business part of the town. The sidewalk is sixteen feet wide and is laid in Bedford flags 8-ox5-oxo-4 sawed on two sides. The walks are a credit to the town and to the contractors and are proving to be of mutual benefit to all concerned.”
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Caterpillar Headquarters sign.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House constructed prior to 1900 in Peoria, Illinois.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the some of the public buildings in Quincy, Illinois.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of two school houses prior to 1900 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Second Congregational Church.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Cunningham Children’s Home.
The Salem Limestone used in the construction of the building came from a Bloomington Limestone Company quarry near Bloomington in south-central Indiana. The limestone is marketed under the trade names of “Indiana Limestone” and Bedford Limestone. The limestone has been quarried in Indiana since “at least 1827, and was quarried between Bloomington and Bedford, Indiana. While the limestone is used extensively in construction of American buildings, it is used “particularly in the Midwest.”
By visiting the links below, you will find a great deal of information about the stone used in the construction of the Natural Resources Buildings in addition to many photographs. Below are short summaries of some of the information available about the building stone used in the Natural Resources building.
According to this web site, the greenish gray slate that covers the roof was "..quarried from the Maine and western Vermont slate belt by the Rising and Nelson Slate Company of West Pawlett, Vermont…"
The stairs at the east exterior entrance are constructed of granite "…(s)upplied by the Cold Springs Granite Company of Cold Springs, Minnesota, the rock is probably from the Warman area, Kanabec County, in east-central Minnesota…."
The pair of large balls on the platform in front of the building and the building trim are constructed of limestone quarried near Bloomington in south-central Indiana. The Bedford Limestone "…it is marketed under the trade names Indiana Limestone and Bedford Limestone. An excellent building stone due to its durability, attractiveness, and economy, the Salem Limestone has been quarried in Indiana since at least 1827. It is standard construction material in American buildings, particularly in the Midwest."
The exterior door trim at the east exterior entrance is another limestone called the Ozark Tavernelle Marble. This limestone was "…supplied by the Carthage Marble Corporation of Carthage, southwestern Missouri. The stone industry gives the name Ozark Tavernelle Marble to limestones that take a high polish and to marbles - the white and varicolored metamorphic carbonate rocks used to make gravestones, statues, and buildings. Tavernelle is an old building stone term that means spotted or mottled." "Ozark Tavernelle, cut from a 2- to 3-foot thick bed in Carthage Quarry, is the lowest of the three beds that supplied cut stone for the Natural Resources Building. All three beds are part of the Warsaw Formation of Mississippian age."
The (f)loor and stairs at the east interior entrance are constructed of "…brown to dark brown limestone that contains very light brown speckles is Nerobi Marble. It came from a bed in the Warsaw Formation at Carthage quarry. Nerobi Marble occurs above the Ozark Tavernelle and Ozark Veined beds…."
The lower wall veneer, pillar, and baseboard are constructed that appears as "…light grayish brown mottles is Dark Plattin Marble. This Ordovician-age stone, supplied by Carthage Marble Company, was probably extracted from a quarry near Batesville in north-central Arkansas. The geologic name of the stone is the Plattin Limestone…."
The hall, walls, door frames are constructed of "…blocks of mottled, light yellowish gray stone are cut from dolomite, a rock native to Illinois. It was quarried and finished in Joliet by the Adam Groth Stone Company. In that area the dolomite was called Joliet Marble. A few miles north, near Lemont, which was once known as Athens, the same dolomite was called Athens Marble. The stone comes from the Sugar Run Formation of Silurian age (438 to 408 million years old)."
The rest room partitions and wall veneer are constructed of "…polished limestone panels are Ozark Veined Marble from the Carthage Marble Corporation Quarry in Missouri. The light gray and light olive gray limestone contains wispy, dark gray figures. It comes from the same quarry ledge as the Ozark Tavernelle stone. The veined rock comprises about the upper three-fourths of the ledge and the Tavernelle the lower one-fourth…."
NCSA Building
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the NCSA building. (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
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Indiana & Elsewhere - Tombstones created from Whetstone quarried in Orange County, Indiana, article by the Indiana Geological Survey on the Indiana University web site. (The following quotation is used with permission of the Indiana Geological Survey. The article can be read in its entirety at the link below.)
The following is from a news release by Hal S. Kibbey, Indiana University News Bureau, updated by Richard L. Powell, Indiana Geological Survey, a research affiliate and retired geologist.
Indiana Geological Survey Asks For Helpfrom Hoosier Residents in Locating Tombstones
“BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) is asking for help from Hoosier residents in a statewide project to locate gravestones made of whetstone. In the pre-Civil War era, Indiana’s whetstone-quarrying district in Orange County produced commercial-grade gravestones. These whetstones were one of Indiana's first commercial products, but the tombstone industry was largely unknown until IGS geologists were requested by an archaeologist to identify the rock which was used to make tombstones found in Albion, Ill.
“In the 1800s, Indiana was a major producer of whetstones, which were stones used to sharpen a variety of implements. This mining industry was centered in Orange County, where well-sorted, uniformly cemented siltstone is common. At the peak of the industry in the late 1800s, annual production was about 300,000 pounds, and it was once stated that ‘a Hoosier household without an Indiana whetstone was no Hoosier Household at all.’
“Most commercial whetstones produced were transported from the quarries in ox-drawn wagons to White River or Lost River. Flatboats, keelboats or barges then floated the stones down these rivers and eventually to the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In some cases they were shipped on to New Orleans and overseas from there. Production persisted into the late 1980s, when the last quarry closed.
“‘The stones are characterized by a distinctive layering, which allows for easy identification of their origin in Orange County, unlike most other stones used during this period,’ said former IGS geologist Erik Kvale.
“‘Geological investigations have shown that these whetstone beds were deposited on an ancient silty tidal flat and that the thickness of each siltstone layer can be directly equated to the daily, and sometimes semi-daily, rise and fall of ancient tides on that tidal flat,’ Kvale said. ‘These ancient recordings are so exact that it is possible to determine, among other things, the phase of the moon during the time the layers were deposited. So significant is this discovery that these Indiana deposits are now known internationally in the geological community.’
“Strata seen in the Orange County whetstone quarries are the same as the whetstone headstones found in many cemeteries in the region. They are composed of finely layered siltstone, with the thickness of each layer measured in millimeters. What is unique about these deposits is the organization of the layers into couplets consisting of a thick layer and a thinner layer. These couplets show a cycle of progressive thickening and thinning.
“‘This pattern of progressive thickening and thinning of the layers is absolutely diagnostic of the whetstone beds and allows us to positively identify this stone when we find it in cemeteries,’ Kvale said.
“Erik Kvale, Richard Powell, geologist and IGS research affiliate, and Michael McNerney, an archaeologist from Illinois, attempted to map the distribution of these gravestones. They were initially assisted by a grant from the Indiana Historical Society.
“Whetstone gravestones are among the oldest preserved in the southern part of the state, and the graves of several historically important Hoosiers from the early 1800s, such as Col. Francis Vigo and Robert Buntin, are marked with these monuments.
“‘Despite the age of these stones, most of the whetstone gravestones are so durable that the lettering and scroll work look as though they were carved yesterday rather than 150 to 180 years ago,’ Kvale said.
“More than 1800 whetstone grave markers have been found in just over 200 pioneer cemeteries in southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois along the Wabash River. About 1,000 cemeteries have been examined to date. The distribution of these gravestones is not completely known, but they may be present along the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers and parallel the other commercial trade routes of early Indiana, such as the Wabash-Erie Canal network and the National and Michigan roads.
“More than 90 of the grave markers were signed by the engraver or dealer. About 70 other markers have been attributed to a few engravers owing to their particular lettering styles. The lettering is similar to fonts used by newspapers, books and handbills prior to the pre-Civil War era.”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Bedford, Indiana.
Bedford, Indiana - the Indiana Limestone Company, Inc. - Home Office Building (information from colorized postcard photograph; Curteich; early-mid-1900s; unmailed)
The Indiana Limestone Company, Inc., home office building is constructed of Indiana limestone.
Bedford, Indiana - the Indiana Limestone Company, Inc. - Home Office Building (information from colorized postcard; Curteich; early-mid-1900s)
The Indiana Limestone Company, Inc., home office building is constructed of Indiana limestone.
Bedford, Indiana - the Indiana Limestone Company Building, 405 I Street, from National Register of Historic Places 1966 to 1994, by the National Park Service, National Trust for Historic Preservation The Preservation Press, Historic Preservation Officers National Conference of State, John Wiley and Sons, June 29, 1995, 926 pp., ISBN 0471144037, pp. 207, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this book, the Indiana Limestone Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places December 21, 1993.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Indiana Monument and Cut Stone sign.
New Madden School, Bedford, Indiana, of Variegated Indiana Limestone furnished by W. McMillan & Son. Bedford Cut Stone Company, cut stone contractors. Architects: Elmer E. Dunlap Company.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Network America sign. Photographs of the sign are included in the “Custom Sign Work” section of the company’s web site.
“Sandstone quarries have also been opened by Mr. Hamlin, on section 25, town 7, range 4, and at Mrs. Faucett’s, on Plummer’s creek, on section 4, town 6 range 4.
“The stone at the latter quarry is moderately fine-grained, has a cream color, can readily be split to any required thickness, and is mined on large slabs from six to thirty inches thick. Stone from Hamlin’s quarry is used in Bloomfield for foundations to buildings, door-steps, door and window lintels and sills, chimneys, copings, etc., etc. In quality and in color it is similar to the stone at Mrs. Faucett’s quarry.”*
(* The color noted for the stone quarried from Mrs. Faucett’s quarry was described as, “...a fine-grained, brownish-gray sandstone, with small specks of protoxide of iron...”)
Bowman Residence, Bloomington, Ind. A two-family, or Duplex House, showing the Adaptability of Short-length Indiana Limestone for residential and small apartment exterior ashlar.
According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the old city hall in Bloomington, Indiana.
Bloomington, Indiana - Indiana University
The Indiana University Gate - from Ritual, Ceremonies, and Cultural Meaning in Higher Education, by Kathleen manning, Bergin Garvey/Greenwood, May 30, 2000, 184 pp., ISBN 0897895045, pp. 7, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, Indiana limestone was used for the Indiana University Gate.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Indiana University parking garage.
Brazil Area in Clay County, Indiana - Use of Building Stone in the Brazil Area (from First Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana, Made During the Year 1869, by E. T. Cox, State Geologist, Assisted by Prof. Frank H. Bradley, Dr. Rufus Haymond, and Dr. G. M. Levette, Indianapolis: 1869, pp. 83.) (This book is available on Google Book Search for reading or downloading to your computer in PDF format.)
“Building-Stone. - The sandstone which overlies the main ‘Block’ coal I, is, in places an excellent building-stone, and is extensively used in Brazil (Indiana) for making foundations, lintels, steps, and other parts of buildings.
“The principal quarry of this rock now opened, is owned by Mr. Simonson, on section 7, town 12, range 6, one and a half miles south of Brazil. It is a bluish-white, hard, micaceous, coarse-grained durable sandstone, and presents a handsome appearance in buildings. On Dr. Wright’s property, and at quite a number of localities on South Otter creek, thence are fine exposures of this sandstone, but as yet little attention has been paid to opening quarries for market.
“The limestone that overlies the upper seam of ‘Block’ coal K, was quarried on Mr. Henry Ashley’s place, about a half mile south-west of Brazil, many years ago, for building abutments to bridges and culverts on the national road; It ranges from two to ten feet in thickness, and may be found at a number of places on the Ashley land, on Garlick & Collins’ land north of Brazil, and on the property of Mr. Grimes, in the neighborhood of the village of Ashboro....”
Cannelton, Indiana - Cannelton Historic District Walking Tour, presented by Perry County, Indiana.
According to this web site, stone carver and mason Martin Heim worked on the Henry Heim House using stone leftover from the construction of St. Michael’s Church. Martin Heim lived in the house until he died in 1880.
Cannelton, Indiana – the Indiana Cotton Mill (history) Construction of the Indiana Cotton Mill began in 1849. This National Historical Monument is built of Indiana sandstone and has been vacant for decades.
Cannelton,Indiana - the Perry County Courthouse Museum (photograph), presented on the Cannelton Historic District Walking Tour.
This is the second courthouse for Cannelton. The building was constructed of Bedford, Indiana, limestone trim on Yellow pressed brick.
Sandstone quarried from nearby hills was used in the construction of the exterior and interior walls of St. Michael Church, which was completed in 1858. the tower was completed in late 1860. The church was later remodeled 3 times. (This entry also indicates that the book, St. Michaels on the Hill, by Michael Rutherford provides more information on the church.)
Clay County, Indiana - Buildings, Abutments To Bridges, & Culverts on The National Road in Clay County (from First Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana, Made During the Year 1869, by E. T. Cox, State Geologist, Assisted by Prof. Frank H. Bradley, Dr. Rufus Haymond, and Dr. G. M. Levette, Indianapolis: 1869, pp. 83.) (This book is available on Google Book Search for reading or downloading to your computer in PDF format.)
“Building-Stone. - The sandstone which overlies the main ‘Block’ coal I, is, in places an excellent building-stone, and is extensively used in Brazil ( Indiana ) for making foundations, lintels, steps, and other parts of buildings.
“The principal quarry of this rock now opened, is owned by Mr. Simonson, on section 7, town 12, range 6, one and a half miles south of Brazil. It is a bluish-white, hard, micaceous, coarse-grained durable sandstone, and presents a handsome appearance in buildings. On Dr. Wright’s property, and at quite a number of localities on South Otter creek, thence are fine exposures of this sandstone, but as yet little attention has been paid to opening quarries for market.
“The limestone that overlies the upper seam of ‘Block’ coal K, was quarried on Mr. Henry Ashley’s place, about a half mile south-west of Brazil, many years ago, for buildings abutments to bridges and culverts on the national road; It ranges from two to ten feet in thickness, and may be found at a number of places on the Ashley land, on Garlick & Collins’ land north of Brazil, and on the property of Mr. Grimes, in the neighborhood of the village of Ashboro....”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Columbia City, Indiana, built prior to 1900.
According to this excerpt, the original Columbus Public Library was constructed in 1903 of Indiana limestone.
Corydon, Indiana – Corydon Capitol State Historic Site, presented by the Indiana State Museum (photograph and history)
The building was constructed with limestone quarried nearby.
Corydon: The First State Capitol, presented by K - 12 Webschool (photographs)
According to this excerpt, the first high school in Elkhart was constructed of Indiana limestone. In the early 1910s, this building was demolished to be replaced by Samuel Strong Elementary. (A photograph of the high school is included in this book.)
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building St. John’s Catholic Church.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the St. Vincent Mercy Hospital sign.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the County Jail built prior to 1900 in Evansville, Indiana.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House constructed prior to 1900 in Evansville, Indiana.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Custom House.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the B. L. Auger's building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Baltas Block.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Fort Wayne Newspaper building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the L. Mohr building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Louis Fox building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of M. S. Maharius.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Rich & Baker building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Schmitz Block.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. government buildings in Fort Wayne.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Franklin Community High School.
This article is about the extensive renovation and stone restoration of the French Lick Resort Casino that focused on the preserving the property’s historic features. According to the author, the property dates from the turn of the last century. Bedford limestone, quarried at Bedford, Indiana, about 20 miles away, was used in the construction of new entry points for the exterior of the buildings. One goal of the project was to use native material and local craftsmen. According to one of the masons working on the project, he “thinks that they quarried the new stone at the quarry that the original stone came from.” Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., of Bedford , Indiana, and Whaley Construction of Bloomington, Indiana, fabricated the material for the project.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Lackey & Thompson building.
“Hanson (PLC) donated 182 hectares including abandoned rock quarries and wooded areas valued at $5 million to DePauw University near Greencastle in Putnam County. It will become the DePauw University Nature Park, and rock climbing may be allowed on the quarry walls.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Robert R. Roberts Memorial.
Greene County, Indiana - Building Foundations, Door-Steps, Lintels, Sills, Chimneys, & Coping in Greene County (from First Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana, Made During the Year 1869, by E. T. Cox, State Geologist, Assisted by Prof. Frank H. Bradley, Dr. Rufus Haymond, and Dr. G. M. Levette, Indianapolis: 1869, pp. 107-108.) (This book is available on Google Book Search for reading or downloading to your computer in PDF format.)
“Building-Stone. - Excellent quarries of sandstone and limestone are now being opened and worked on Mr. Watson’s land, on the line of the Indianapolis & Vincennes railroad, on section 6, town 8, range 4, and on section 14, town 8, range 5.
“...It is a fine-grained, brownish-gray sandstone, with small specks of protoxide of iron, and lies in strata that range from six to sixteen inches in thickness, and may be taken up in slabs of any required length and breadth.
“Sandstone quarries have also been opened by Mr. Hamlin, on section 25, town 7, range 4, and at Mrs. Faucett’s, on Plummer’s creek, on section 4, town 6 range 4.
“The stone at the latter quarry is moderately fine-grained, has a cream color, can readily be split to any required thickness, and is mined on large slabs from six to thirty inches thick. Stone from Hamlin’s quarry is used in Bloomfield for foundations to buildings, door-steps, door and window lintels and sills, chimneys, copings, etc., etc. In quality and in color it is similar to the stone at Mrs. Faucett’s quarry.”
“The firm of Sorenson & Thormann, Huntingburg, Ind., doing business under the name of Patoka Marble Works, has been dissolved by mutual consent, Chas. Sorenson having been compelled to retire on account of ill health. Fred Thormann will conduct the business on his own account.”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the I.O.O.F. building.
Indianapolis, Indiana - the American United Life (Stone Country, in the “Works” section, text by Scott R. Sanders and photographs by Jeffrey A. Wolin, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985) According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the American United Life building.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the American United Life Insurance building.
Oolitic Limestone from Oolitic, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building.
According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Central Business College.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Channel 13 WTHR Building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Commercial Club.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the County Jail constructed prior to 1900 in Indianapolis.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House constructed prior to 1900 in Indianapolis.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Fall Creek Place sign.
According to this excerpt, the Federal Building was constructed of Indiana limestone.
The Federal Building was three stories high and constructed of solid limestone walls in the Neoclassical style. The building contained the Post Office, Courts, and various offices. The building was completed in 1860. In the early 1900s the building was refurbished and used as a bank. then in 1962 the old Federal Building was demolished and replaced by the Union Federal Building.
The exterior is constructed with Indiana Bedford limestone, Cold Spring, Minnesota, granite and Fletcher granite. On the interior in the Great Hall Botticino and Rosa Verona marble, along with granite, was used on the floors. Cold Spring granite was used on the staircase.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Indiana State Museum.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Indiana state office building.
According to this excerpt, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the library.
Indianapolis, Indiana - the K. of P. Building (from Stone Magazine, October 1926, Vol. XLVII, No. 10, pp. 613)
Marble in Lodge Building
“Imported marble, for the most part, were selected for the interior decorative work in the new K. of P. Building, Indianapolis. The lobby and vestibule floors are in fleur de peche, in combination of red Levanto and verde antique. Walls of the vestibule are in yellow Verona marble with bases of Alpine green. Corridors of the second, third floors are in Alabama white marble with York Fossil marble for the bases. Colonial Gray Marble partitions are used in the toilet rooms.”
According to the excerpt from this book, 6 major buildings of the school were constructed of Indiana limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Public Library in Indianapolis constructed prior to 1900.
Indianapolis, Indiana – the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. The monument is a tribute to Indiana patriots who served in the Civil War and the Spanish American War. The monument is 284 feet, 6 inches tall, and the gray oolitic limestone used for the monument was from the Romona Quarries in Owen County, Indiana. (This information was from a postcard.)
Limestone used for the monument is gray oolitic limestone from the Romona quarries of Owen County. It stands 284 feet, 6 inches high.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the State Capitol in Indianapolis.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the State Soldier’s monument.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Custom House in Indianapolis.
According to the author, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the War Memorial in Indianapolis.
Indiana limestone was used for the textured panels on the Willowbrook Park Office Building #6.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Judah community sign.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Lafayette constructed prior to 1900.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the University Park Veteran Hospital sign.
Peter and Margaret (Devillez) Gorges arrived in the area. They were natives of Hachy and Nobressart, Belgium. The Georges were employed as stonemasons on the first phase of the building of St. Augustine Church. Construction of the present church began in 1866. Sandstone quarried near Leopold was used to build the church. The sandstone was hauled up the hill by teams of oxen. The walls of the church were built from 1867 to 1869. In 1903, 30 years later, the tower, spire, chimes and bells were completed.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Little Turtle Waterway Plaza.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Soldiers’.
Lawrence County, Indiana – the “Limestone Capital of the World”
Group Tours in Lawrence County, Indiana (Following are some of the stone quarry-related destinations available on group tours: Tour an architectural stone company, tour Historic Greenhill Cemetery, visit to the Empire Quarry Hole where the stone was quarried for the Empire State building in New York City, visit a limestone mill to see how the stone is carved, visit to the Land of Limestone Exhibit or Lawrence County Historical Museum. These are just a few of the places to see on these Lawrence County group tours. (A photograph of the Empire Quarry Hole is included on this web site in the Lawrence County Group Tours section.)
“Building-Stone. - The conglomerate sandstone, which forms high cliffs on Big Raccoon, Little Raccoon and Sugar creeks, may be quarried in blocks of any required dimensions, and will make a handsome and durable building stone. At Mansfield, on Big Raccoon creek, this rock is a beautiful reddish-brown color, closely resembling in appearance the brown sandstone of which the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D.C., is built. It has been used in the construction of abutments to the bridge which crosses the creek at Mansfield, where it has been exposed to the weather for several years, and gives evidence of being a durable stone.”
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Peabody Retirement Community building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Grant County Court House.
Marion, Indiana - the Grant County Courthouse from A Lynching in the Heartland, by James H. Madison, Palgrave, Jan. 4, 2003, 240 pp., ISBN 1403961212, pp. 32, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the Grant County Courthouse was constructed in 1880 of Indiana limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Columbia Hotel.
Mt. Vernon, Indiana – the Court House (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Mt. Vernon, Indiana.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the music building at Ball State University.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Art and Journalism building at Ball State University.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of Wysor’s Grand Opera House.
New Albany, Indiana – the Floyd County Court House (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Floyd County Court House in New Albany, Indiana.
New Albany, Indiana - the Floyd County Courthouse (the 3rd courthouse), located at the southeast corner of Spring and State Streets, from New Albany in Vintage Postcards, Indiana, by David C. Barksdale and Robyn Davis Sekula, Arcadia Publishing, May 1, 2005, 128 pp., ISBN 0738533866, pp. 27, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the Greek Revival style courthouse was constructed in 1866. Limestone from Bedford, Indiana, quarries was used in the construction of the courthouse. It was demolished in 1963 and replaced with a bank building. (A postcard photograph of the Floyd County Courthouse is included.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Vincennes Street School.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Noblesville city hall building and sign.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Princeton, Indiana.
Richmond, Indiana – the Court House (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Richmond, Indiana.
Wayne County Court House Photograph, presented on WayNet.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Garr Block.
Rockville, Parke County, Indiana - “Largest Bank Building in Rockville” circa 1869 (from First Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana, Made During the Year 1869, by E. T. Cox, State Geologist, Assisted by Prof. Frank H. Bradley, Dr. Rufus Haymond, and Dr. G. M. Levette, Indianapolis: 1869, pp. 116.) (This book is available on Google Book Search for reading or downloading to your computer in PDF format.)
“Building-Stone. - The conglomerate sandstone, which forms high cliffs on Big Raccoon, Little Raccoon and Sugar creeks, may be quarried in blocks of any required dimensions, and will make a handsome and durable building stone....”
“A similar colored sandstone, from the conglomerate bluff on the Little Racoon (sic) creek, was used in the foundation of the largest bank building in Rockville, and is very highly spoken of as a building stone.”
Spring Mill, Indiana - the Spring Mill Inn in the Spring Mill State Park, Indiana, presented by Indiana’s State Parks and Reservoirs.
A Brief History of Spring Mill Inn. In 1936 the building site for the Spring Mill was cleared and construction began. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCCs) brought in native Indiana limestone from quarries in nearby Stonington in 1937. The limestone was used as building stone for walls and foundation work. The Indiana Conservation Department Engineers were Henry H. Morgan and Henry Prange. Another sight at the park include the remains of a lime kiln. There is a trail which leads to a limestone quarry in the park. The limestone was used in the construction of the Park Inn, a dam, and other structures during the 1930s.
Terre Haute, Indiana - Indiana State University - the First Library Building, presented on the Cunningham Memorial Library web site in the ISU Library Facilities section.
Arthur Cunningham, the first librarian, was involved in the construction of the first library building, which was located across the street from the main complex. The library, which opened in 1910, was named after him. Italian artisans were used in the construction of the Renaissance style building, and Indiana limestone was used on the exterior of the building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. government buildings in Terre Haute, Indiana, constructed prior to 1900.
Urbana, Illinois - the Urbana Free Library, information from “Urbana Free Library's grand opening Sunday,” By Mike Monson, The News-Gazette Online, April 29, 2005.
The original library building was constructed in 1918 in the classical revival style using white Indiana limestone on the exterior. The library has since been enlarged.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Wabash County government center.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Kosciusko County Justice building.
Completed in 1893, the Courthouse was constructed of several types of material, two of which were gray granite from Concord, New Hampshire, and lighter gray oolitic limestone from Lawrence County, Indiana.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Iowa
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Bedford, Iowa, constructed prior to 1900.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – the West Minster Church (photographs) Photographs of the church is presented in the Indiana Limestone section of the Weber Stone Company, Inc., Stone City Quarries (SCQ) (present-day company) in Anamosa, Iowa. This web site presents information on the geological aspects of Indiana Limestone and includes photographic samples of the stone. The web site also presents photographs of the West Minster Church, in which Indiana Limestone was used on the exterior. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the photographs of the West Minster Church.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Council Bluffs constructed prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Anderson residence.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Beddenage building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Schmidt building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of Turner Hall.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Catholic Church in Des Moines constructed prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the National Starch Company building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Youngerman Block.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in El Dora, Iowa, constructed prior to 1900.
Grinnell, Iowa - the Methodist Church, from Grinnell in Vintage Postcards, Iowa, by Bill Menner, Arcadia Publishing, Jan. 1, 2004, 128 pp., ISBN 0738532274, pp. 36, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the Methodist Church in Grinnell was designed by “architect/mason/builder R. G. Coutts” in 1895. The church was constructed of Indiana limestone. (Two photographs of the church are included.)
Iowa City, Iowa - the University of Iowa - Levitt Center, from Gwathamy & Siegel, by Sofia Cheviakoff, Rockport Publishers, Jan. 1, 2003, 80 pp., ISBN 1564969843, pp. 64, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the building is clad in Indiana limestone.
Keokuk, Iowa – the Court House (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Keokuk, Iowa, constructed prior to 1900.
The Levitt Center for University of Advancement Web Site (photograph and history)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the First National Bank building.
Monticello, Iowa – the Monticello State Bank Building (The following information is from the section “Contracts and Building – Business Buildings, Theaters, Hotels, Society Halls, Etc.” in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine Devoted to Stone, Marble, Granite, Slate, Cement, Contracting and Building, Vol. XXIV, No. 1, January, 1902, Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 84.)
Monticello, Ia. – The Monticello State Bank will erect a bank and office building of pressed brick and Bedford Stone, after plans by Netcott & Donnan, of Independence.
Ottumwa, Iowa – St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Rectory (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
<http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wapello/walktour/church.html>
According to this web site, the church and rectory were were constructed of Bedford Limestone from Indiana over brick.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Kansas
The building in which the Lyric Opera Theater occupies today was dedicated in 1926 with a seating capacity of 3,000. The building has a Greek Corinthian facade of Indiana limestone.
The Riggs monument was carved from Bedford, Indiana, limestone by two Marion stone workers. The monument is a "sturdy oak tree about nine feet tall and two feet in diameter. The tree's branches are truncated, a lily blossom in a stone urn rests at the base, and a clinging vine wraps around the tree to the highest branch." (To view a photograph of the cemetery and monument, click on the link above to reach the LASR web site, select "Attractions" and then select "Marion Cemetery.")
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Farm Credit Banks of Wichita.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. government buildings in Wichita, Kansas, constructed prior to 1900.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Kentucky
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Kentucky Artisan Center.
Frankfort, Kentucky – the Kentucky State Capitol (sketch and history)
The base of the building was constructed of Vermont granite. The exterior of the building was constructed of Bedford, Indiana, limestone.
The Kentucky State Capitol Building (The following information is from Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, Stone Publishing Co., New York, advertisement for Indiana Quarries Company.)
“The State Capitol Building at Frankfort, Kentucky, is one of the finest Public Buildings in the United States. It is built entirely of Buff Bedford Indiana Limestone from the quarries of the Indiana Quarries Company (Branch of the Cleveland Stone Co.). General Offices: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago. Quarries and Mills: Bedford, Indiana.” The architect of the Kentucky State Capitol Building was F. M. Andrews, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Henderson Bridge over the Ohio River.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Lexington, Kentucky, constructed prior to 1900.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Whitley Company Court House sign.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Fonda Block.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the German Insurance Bank.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge over the Ohio River.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Kentucky National Bank.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Louisville Bridge over the Ohio River.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge over the Ohio River.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Louisville Medical College.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Gate House stairs.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of H. Strater.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Custom House and Post Office in Louisville, Kentucky, constructed prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the old U. S. Custom House constructed about 1840/1850.
Louisville, Kentucky - Union Station, Transit Authority of River City (from The Louisville Guide, by Dennis Domer, Gregory A. Luhan, and David Mohoney, Princeton Architectural Press, Aug. 1, 2004, 288 pp., ISBN 1568984510, pp. 75-76, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, F. W. Mobrary was the company architect at the time Union Station was designed. Kentucky and Indiana limestone were used for the façade of Union Station. (A photograph of Union Station is included.)
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Rockcastle Technology Center.
Indiana limestone was used for the panel and window units in a classroom building located at the East Kentucky State University.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Louisiana
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Civic Center Government Building
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. government buildings in Monroe, Louisiana, constructed prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Cotton Exchange building.
New Orleans, Louisiana (?) - the Ruskin Cross (from Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography, by Douglas Kester, Gibbs Smith, April 1, 2004, 288 pp., ISBN 158685321X, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to an excerpt of this book, Albert Weiblen, a New Orleans tomb contractor, fabricated the Ruskin Cross an “18-foot, 15-ton block of Indiana limestone. The cross was designed by Charles L. Lawhon. (The portion of the book that is available on Google Book Search does not indicate where the Ruskin Cross is located.)
New Orleans, Louisiana - Tulane University - Gibson, Dinwiddie, Tilton Halls, & the Entrance Marker (photograph and history), information from Inside Tulare, Tulane University, May 1, 2004.
Tilton Hall and Dinwiddie Hall were in the process of being constructed at the time of this article in 2004. The halls were designed to blend in with Gibson Hall, and was constructed from limestone quarried in southern Indiana. In 1894 the same stone was used in the construction of Gibson Hall.
Gibson Circle Monuments, Tulane University Entrance. According to this web site, the limestone used for the bronze marker placed on a limestone pylons located at the entrances of Gibson Circle was quarried from the same Indiana limestone quarry as the stone used in Gibson Hall, Tilton-Memorial Hall, and Dinwiddie hall, which were designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. government buildings in Opelousas, Louisiana, constructed prior to 1900.
Shreveport, Louisiana - the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum - the Floor & Walls behind the Fresco Panels at the Museum’s North Portico, from Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shaping of American Political Culture, edited by Nancy Beck Young, William D. Pederson, and Byron W. Daynes, M. E. Sharpe, March 22, 2001, 224 pp., ISBN 0765606216, pp. 82, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the walls located behind the fresco panels/murals mounted on the museum’s north portico are surrounded pink Texas granite and walls of Indiana limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. government buildings in Shreveport, Louisiana, constructed prior to 1900.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Maryland
According to this excerpt, a reredos of Indiana limestone was placed in the chancel.
The Emmanuel Episcopal Church web site once included “A Walking Tour of Emmanuel Episcopal Church” and a diagram of the church. (The information below was obtained from this tour, although it appears that the tour is no longer available.)
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No. 13 on the tour indicated the following: The reredos is located below the window. It is noted that the reredos “depicts personalities from both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.” These reredos were carved by John Kirchmayer
Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, defines reredos as: "A reredos is a screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images. It can be made of stone, wood, metal, ivory, or a combination of materials."
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the IMI Training Center.
Baltimore, Maryland – the Museum of Art (completed in 1929) The Museum of Art, completed in 1929, was constructed of Indiana limestone.
Baltimore, Maryland - the Baltimore Museum of Art, from Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State, by Earl Arnett, Robert J. Brugger, and Edward C. Papenfuse, Johns Hopkins University Press, May 1, 1999, 672 pp., ISBN 0801859808, pp. 372, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, John Russell Pope designed the neoclassical Baltimore Museum of Art, which opened in 1929. Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the museum.
Urbana, Maryland - Urbana Regional Library (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
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According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Urbana Regional Library building.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Massachusetts
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Ayre Public Library.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Algonquin Club.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of Beaconsfield Terrace.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Scientist Rotunda Addition of the First church of Christ.
Buff limestone from Indiana quarries for the foundation and columns.
Boston, Massachusetts – the International Trust Company Building (pre-1900) (from A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the International Trust Company building.
According to this excerpt, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the International Trust Company building. The building was designed by William G. Preston and built about 1892-93. (Photographs of the International Trust Company Building are included.)
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Jordan building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Shreve building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Pope Manufacturing Company building.
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According to this excerpt, the fireplace in the Cook Memorial Room was constructed of white Indiana limestone.
The John P. Cook Memorial Building/Room Fireplace, presented by the University of Michigan Law School.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Alumni Center building at the University of Michigan.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Custom House at Bay City, Michigan..
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Post Office in Bay City, Michigan.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Court House.
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Brownstown police station.
According to this excerpt, the Courthouse was designed by William H. Kuni, a Detroit architect, and built by Cecil M. Kelly. Indiana limestone was used to face the Courthouse.
Tuscola County Courthouse, presented by the Michigan Historical Markers Web site. (photographs and history)
Charlotte, Michigan – the Michigan Central Railroad Passenger Depot (The following information is from the section “Contracts and Building – Business Buildings, Theaters, Hotels, Society Halls, Etc.” in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine Devoted to Stone, Marble, Granite, Slate, Cement, Contracting and Building, Vol. XXIV, No. 1, January, 1902, Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 88.)
Charlotte, Mich. – The Michigan Central Railroad will building an $18,000 passenger depot here, of Bedford limestone and Roman pressed brick. Plans by Spier & Rohns.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of Colonel Hecker.
Detroit, Michigan – Democrat Publishing Company Building (The following information is from an advertisement in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, “University Trains Apprentices for Marble Industry,” Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 161.)
Democrat Publishing Company Building, Davenport, Ia., Select Grey Indiana Limestone furnished by the Consolidated Stone Company. Clausen & Kruse, Architects.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Post Office in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan - Skyscraper Building at 5057 Woodward - known as the Maccabees Building, the Detroit Public Schools headquarters, the Schools Center Building, and more recently the Wayne State University Building, from “5057 Woodward: A landmark: Exquisite details and materials make building a standout,” by Jennifer Charney, Vol. 2 Issue 8, April 15th 2004, in Life@Wayne.
Originally, this 15-story building was known as the Maccabees Building, and it was constructed in 1927. The architect of the building was German-born architect Albert Kahn. It served as the world headquarters for the Order of the Maccabees, an insurance organization. It was next known as the Detroit Public Schools headquarters, the Schools Center Building from 1960 to 2002. The building was acquired by Wayne State University prior to this April 2004 article. Bill Morgan, an employee, researched the building and found that Indiana limestone panels were used to clad the exterior of the building.
Detroit, Michigan – Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (The following information is from an advertisement in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, “University Trains Apprentices for Marble Industry,” Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp. 160.)
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich., a Beautiful Example of Ripple-faced Ashlar Indiana Limestone for Exterior Work.
According to this excerpt, the WWJ Broadcast building was built about 1936 and designed in the Art Deco style by the firm of Albert Kahn. The building has a façade of buff-colored Indiana limestone. (A photograph of the building is included.)
According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Younis Medical Building.
In July 1910 the bank was established at the intersection of Utica and Townline (now 14 Mile) roads. In 1930 the current building was constructed of Bedford limestone. Tennessee marble, Botticino marble from Italy, antique Vermont marble were all used in the interior in addition to walnut woodwork
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Post Office in Jackson, Michigan, constructed prior to 1900.
According to this book, the Memorial Auditorium in Lowell was designed by Blackall, Clapp, and Whitemore and was built in 1921. Indiana limestone was used for the exterior of the building. Indiana limestone was also used on the exterior of the Beaux Arts style federal building that adjoined the Memorial Auditorium. The federal building was from 1932 to 1938.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of John Forrest.
The old post office in Sault Ste Marie was constructed of limestone quarried at Bedford Indiana. The building now houses the River of History Museum.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Minnesota
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Custom House and Post Office.
Hibbing, Minnesota – the Blessed Sacrament Church.
Martin County, Minnesota – the Martin County Courthouse (photograph and history).
The Courthouse was dedicated in 1907. Marquette rain-drop sandstone from Michigan was used to construct the first story. Buff-colored Bedford limestone from Indiana was used to construct the second and third stories.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Business Blocks.
According to this excerpt, brick and Indiana limestone were used to face the exterior of the Minneapolis Auditorium.
Minneapolis, Minnesota – St. Boniface's Catholic Church. (history and photograph) St. Boniface Church is trimmed with white Bedford stone.
According to this excerpt, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church was opened for Christmas in 1925 and was designed in the Gothic style. It was built with Springfield brick and “stone from Indiana quarries” used for the trim. (A photograph of the church is included.)
One of the statues at the bank was carved from Indiana limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the business block in Saint Paul.
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the city hall/courthouse.
Indiana limestone, in addition to Mahogany granite and aggregate, was used in the construction of the exterior of the building.
Indiana Limestone; Rockville granite quarried in Rockville, Minnesota; and Diamond Pink granite were used in the construction of the bank.
Indiana limestone was one of the stones used in the construction of the center.
Some of the stones used in construction of the building are Indiana limestone; Morton gneiss from Morton, Minnesota; and black granite quarried near Larvik, Norway.
The base of the building is constructed with Indiana limestone.
Several types of stone were used in the construction of the building: Indiana limestone, Kasota dolostone from southern Minnesota, pink marble from Tennessee, and gray marble from Missouri.
Indiana limestone was used to construct the walls and gate posts, and the steps were constructed of Rockville, Minnesota, granite.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Missouri
Missouri - Sculpture made of Indiana Limestone by Robin Putnam, Sculptor (Scroll down to view all sculptures.)
If you visit the link above, you will be able to view sculptures created from Indiana limestone and Utah alabaster by Robin Putnam, sculptor.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Bellefontaine Bluffs Bridge over the Missouri River.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Missouri State University buildings constructed prior to 1900.
According to this web site: “The historic Missouri United Methodist Church building was dedicated in 1929. It is one of several downtown church buildings occupied in the long history of this congregation dating back to 1837. The exterior of the church is Indiana Bedford limestone....”
According to this web site, this memorial was created from a rough block of stone quarried in Bedford, Indiana. “The memorial was erected in 1896 to honor those Union soldiers who had given their lives in the Civil War.”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of public buildings in Hannibal, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.
According to this excerpt, a large block of Indiana limestone faces the building. Carved into the block is the philosophy of the Harry S. Truman Library. (Photographs of the building are included.)
According to this excerpt, the Liberty Memorial Museum, a “21-story shaft,” was constructed of Indiana limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Court House in Springfield, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Post Office in Springfield, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of S. S. Allen.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the residence of James McCord.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Y.M.C.A. building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Allen residence.
“‘The large Gothic Revival church was constructed between 1859 and 1867 of Illinois sandstone, with a tower and porch added in 1910-1912 of Indiana limestone. Attached to the south of the church is a smaller sandstone chapel; attached to the east elevation is the Bishop Tuttle Memorial Building, a six -story structure with limestone facade designed in a late-Gothic Style.’ [from the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as prepared by Esley Hamilton, March, 1989.]”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Merchants Bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Olympic Theater.
St. Louis, Missouri – the Olympic Theater (The following information is from an advertisement in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 3, March, 1925, Stone Publishing Co., New York, pp 157.)
“Preserving Old Limestone Carvings
“Sculptured stone faces that adorned the famous old Olympic theatre in St. Louis are to be preserved in memory of actors of bygone days.
“The four stone faces of the dismantled playhouse have been purchased and will be placed over the entrance of the old Southern hotel, which is to be remodeled into a modern office building. The faces are said to be the first sculptured Indiana limestone used in architectural construction in Missouri.”
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Union Depot in St. Louis, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.
St. Louis Union Station (information from Great American Railroad Stations, by Janet Greenstein Potter, John Wiley and Sons, April 12, 1996, 576 pp., ISBN 0471143898, pp. 368, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to the excerpt from this book, the two principal facades of the “head house walls” were clad in Indiana limestone. Tan Roman brick and gray brick covered the back.
St. Louis Union Station Web Site - You can visit this web site for further history and photographs of the St. Louis Union Station.
Another book available that includes information on the St. Louis Union Station is: Classic American Railroad Terminals, by Kevin J. Holland, MBI Publishing Company, May 27, 2001, 156 pp., ISBN 0760308322, pp. 62.
St. Louis, Missouri - Washington University - the Francis Gymnasium at the Washington University Athletic Complex. The following information is presented on the Washington University in St. Louis News & Information, University News section of the Washington University web site.
Background on the Washington University Athletic Complex: Site of first world Olympics in Western Hemisphere and the first three-candidate presidential debate
Francis Field & Gymnasium: Home to America's first-ever Olympic Games
“Washington University's Francis Field and Francis Gymnasium, registered historical landmarks, were the sites of the 1904 Olympic Games - the first Olympics ever held in the Western Hemisphere....”
“The 1904 games made use of the university's castle-like Francis Gymnasium, constructed of Indiana limestone and Missouri red granite. Built in 1902, Francis Field's permanent stands represented one of the first applications of reinforced concrete technology....”
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Montana
The red brick building has louvered walls of Indiana Limestone on the west side.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Nebraska
The outside of the Nebraska State Capitol is built of buff-colored Indiana Limestone.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the First National Bank building.
Finished Products from Indiana Stone in New Jersey
Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Dumont Place office building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the Prudential building.
Bedford Oolitic Limestone quarried at Bedford, Indiana, was used in the construction of the U. S. Court House and Post Office.
Princeton, New Jersey – Princeton University – Bedford Limestone Trim on Buildings. Bedford Limestone from Indiana was used extensively as trim on the college buildings. This information is taken from the “Stones of Princeton” web site, by J.I. Merritt '66.
According to this excerpt, the Princeton Battle Monument was unveiled in 1922. It was created from a block of Indiana limestone by sculptor Frederick W. MacMonnies.
The Princeton Battle Monument is the work of Frederick W. MacMonnies. The monument is a 50-foot block of Indiana limestone which commemorates the famous 1777 battle when George Washington's troops defeated the British. A photograph of the Princeton Battle Monument is available on the Heritage Preservation web site.
University Chapel Trim, from Princeton University Prowler Off the Record, by Alison Fraser, College Prowler, Inc., Jan 1, 2005, 160 pp., ISBN 159658100X, pp. 15, excerpt from Google Book Search)
According to this excerpt, the Chapel was designed by Ralph Adams Cram in the Gothic Revival style. Matthews Construction Company employed Italian stonemasons to work on the building. Pennsylvania sandstone trimmed with Indiana limestone were used to build the Chapel.
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