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  • Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Iowa

    • Bedford, 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 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. (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.weberstone.com/indiana.html>

      This web site presents information on the geological aspects of Indiana Limestone and includes photographic samples of the stone. The web site stated in the past that Indiana Liimestone was used on the exterior of the West Minster Church.

    • Council Bluffs, 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 Council Bluffs constructed prior to 1900.

    • Davenport, Iowa – the Anderson Residence (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 Anderson residence.

    • Davenport, Iowa – the Beddenage 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 Beddenage building.

    • Davenport, Iowa – the Schmidt 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 Schmidt building.

    • Davenport, Iowa – the Turner Hall (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 Turner Hall.

    • Des Moines, Iowa – the Catholic Church (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 Catholic Church in Des Moines constructed prior to 1900.

    • Des Moines, Iowa – the National Starch Co. 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 National Starch Company building.

    • Des Moines, Iowa – the Youngerman Block (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 Youngerman Block.

    • El Dora, 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 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.

    • Montezuma, Iowa – the First National Bank (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 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

    • Kansas City, Kansas – the Lyric Opera Theater Building (The link from which the following information is no longer available, although you can still visit the Lyric Opera web site.)
      <http://www.kcopera.org/S/about_us/history.htm>

      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.

    • Marion, Kansas – Marion Cemetery – Cemetery Monument of Rueben Riggs (photograph and history)

      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.")

    • Wichita, Kansas - the Farm Credit Banks of Whicita Building (photograph and diagrams) (from Indiana Limestone Handbook, 19th edition, Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc., Bedford, Indiana, pp. 102)

      Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Farm Credit Banks of Wichita.

    • Wichita, Kansas – the U. S. Government Buildings (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 U. S. government buildings in Wichita, Kansas, constructed prior to 1900.

  • Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Kentucky

    • Berea, Kentucky - the Kentucky Artisan Center (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/photogallery1.html>

      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 Building
      • 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.

      • The Kentucky State Capitol Building  (history and photographs) (More information about this subject is available on:  “Kentucky State Capitol” on Wikipedia.

    • Henderson, Kentucky – the Henderson 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 Henderson Bridge over the Ohio River.

    • Lexington, Kentucky – 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 Lexington, Kentucky, constructed prior to 1900.

    • London, Kentucky - the Whitley Company Court House Limestone Sign (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/customsignwork.html>

      According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Whitley Company Court House sign.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the Fonda Block  (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 Fonda Block.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the German Insurance Bank  (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 German Insurance Bank.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the Kentucky and Indiana 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 Kentucky and Indiana Bridge over the Ohio River.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the Kentucky National Bank  (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 Kentucky National Bank.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the Louisville 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 Louisville Bridge over the Ohio River.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the Louisville and Jeffersonville 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 Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge over the Ohio River.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville Medical College  (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 Louisville Medical College.

    • Louisville, Kentucky - Louisville Water company Gate House Stairs (photographs and diagrams) (from Indiana Limestone Handbook, 19th edition, Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc., Bedford, Indiana, pp. 93)

      Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Gate House stairs.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the H. Strater Residence  (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 H. Strater.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – the U. S. Custom House and Post Office  (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 U. S. Custom House and Post Office in Louisville, Kentucky, constructed prior to 1900.

    • Louisville, Kentucky – Old U. S. Custom House  (built ca. 1840/1850) (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 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.)

    • Mt. Vernon, Kentucky - the Rockcastle Technology Center (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/photogallery4.html>

      According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Rockcastle Technology Center.

    • Richmond, Kentucky - East Kentucky State University - Classroom Building - Panel & Window Units (photograph and elevation diagrams) (from Indiana Limestone Handbook, 19th edition, Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc., Bedford, Indiana, pp. 89)

      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

    • Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Civic Center Government Building (photograph and diagrams) (from Indiana Limestone Handbook, 19th edition, Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc., Bedford, Indiana, pp. 98)

      Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Civic Center Government Building

    • Monroe, Louisiana – the U. S. Government Buildings  (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 U. S. government buildings in Monroe, Louisiana, constructed prior to 1900.

    • New Orleans, Louisiana – the Cotton Exchange 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 Cotton Exchange building.

    • New Orleans, Louisiana – the Metairie Cemetery – Granite Monuments from the 1890s through the mid-1900s (From Going Out in Style: The Architecture of Eternity, by Douglas Keister, Facts On File, Inc., 1997, pp. 5)

      The author indicates that one of the Stone Mountain, Georgia, granite quarries was leased from the “1890s through the first half of the twentieth century…” by Albert Weiblen, of New Orleans. The quarry produced granite for many of the monuments in the Metairie Cemetery during this time period.

    • 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.
    • Opelousas, Louisiana – the U. S. Government Buildings  (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 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.

    • Shreveport, Louisiana – the U. S. Government Buildings  (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 U. S. government buildings in Shreveport, Louisiana, constructed prior to 1900.

  • Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Maryland

    • Baltimore, Maryland - Emmanuel Episcopal Church - the Reredos in the Chancel, 811 Cathedral Street from Noble Powell and the Spiscopal Establishment in the Twentieth Century, by David Hein, University of Illinois Press, June 1, 2001, 232 pp., ISBN 0252026438, pp. 64, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      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.)
      <http://www.emmanuelepiscopalchurch.org/floorplan.html>

      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."
    • Baltimore, Maryland - the IMI Training Center (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/photogallery3.html>

      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.

      • Baltimore Museum of Art Web Site
    • 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.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/photogallery3.html>

      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

  • Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Michigan

    • Ann Arbor, Michigan - the University of Michigan Law School - the John P. Cook Memorial Room Fireplace, from The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins, by Kathryn Horste, University of Michigan Press, June 15, 1997, 160 pp., ISBN 0472107496, pp. 109, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      According to this excerpt, the fireplace in the Cook Memorial Room was constructed of white Indiana limestone.

      • The University of Michigan Alumni Center (photograph) (from Indiana Limestone Handbook, 19th edition, Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc., Bedford, Indiana, pp. 79)

        Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Alumni Center building at the University of Michigan.

    • Bay City, Michigan – the Custom 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 Custom House at Bay City, Michigan..

    • Bay City, Michigan – the Post Office  (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 Post Office in Bay City, Michigan.

    • Bay City, Michigan – the U. S. Court House (pre 190) (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 U. S. Court House.

    • Brownstown, Michigan - the Brownstown Police Station (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/photogallery1.html>

      According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Brownstown police station.

    • Caro, Michigan - the Tuscalosa County Courthouse, 440 North State Street, from Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan’s Historical Markers, edited by Laura Rose Ashlee, University of Michigan Press, May 27, 2005, 544 pp., ISBN 0472030663, pp. 420, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      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.

    • 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.

    • Detroit, Michigan – the Col. Hecker Residence  (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 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.

    • Detroit, Michigan – the Post Office  (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 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.

    • Detroit, Michigan - the WWJ Broadcast Building, on West Lafayette, from Art Deco in Detroit, Michigan, by Rebecca Binno Savage and Greg Kowalski, Arcadia Publishing, Jan. 20, 2004, 128 pp., ISBN 0738532282, pp. 62, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      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.)

    • Detroit, Michigan - the Younis Medical Building (The link on the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone Inc., web site from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.indystone.com/photogallery1.html>

      According to the Indiana Monument & Cut Stone, Inc. web site, Indiana limestone was used in building the Younis Medical Building.

    • Fraser, Macomb County, Michigan – the State Bank of Fraser.  (The link from which the above information was obtained is no longer available.) <http://www.ci.fraser.mi.us/about/strawberry-12-4.html>.

      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

    • Jackson, Michigan – the Post Office (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 Post Office in Jackson, Michigan, constructed prior to 1900.

    • Lowell, Massachusetts - Memorial Auditorium. The following information is from Mill and Mansion: Architecture and Society in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1820-1865, by John Coolidge, Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2nd ed. July 1, 1993, 336 pp., ISBN: 0870238191, pp. xxii, from Google Book Search)

      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.

    • Muskegon, Michigan – the John Forrest Residence (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 John Forrest.

    • Sault Ste Marie, Michigan – River of History Museum Building.  

      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

    • Duluth, Minnesota – the U. S. Custom House and Post Office  (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 U. S. Custom House and Post Office.

    • Hibbing, Minnesota – the Blessed Sacrament Church.
      • Construction of the church was completed in 1940 with seating for 800 people. Indiana limestone and Wyandotte brick were used on the exterior of the “Romanesque basilica style church.”  Polished Mankato limestone and Springfield brick were used on the interior of the build.  Montana travertine marble was used for the sanctuary, and Siena and Montana marbles were used for the main altar.
    • Martin County, Minnesota – the Martin County Courthouse (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.fairmont.org/docs/fmtsites.htm>

      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.

    • Minneapolis, Minnesota – the Business Blocks  (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 Business Blocks.

    • Minneapolis, Minnesota - the Minneapolis Auditorium and Convention Center, Grant Street at Stevens Avenue, from Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places, by Jack El-Hai, University of Minnesota Press, Sept. 10, 2000, 160 pp., ISBN 0816635153, pp. 36, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      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.
    • Murdock, Minnesota - the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, from Swift County, Minnesota, by the Swift County Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing, Nov. 1, 2000, 128 pp., ISBN 0738507962, pp. 75, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      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.)

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – American National Bank. This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson.  (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/american_national.html>

      One of the statues at the bank was carved from Indiana limestone.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – the Business Blocks (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 business block in Saint Paul.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – City Hall/County Courthouse.  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson.  (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/city_hall.html>

      Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the city hall/courthouse.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – the Department of Employment Services Building.  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson.  (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour2/dept_employment.html>

      Indiana limestone, in addition to Mahogany granite and aggregate, was used in the construction of the exterior of the building.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – First National Bank.  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson. (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/firstnational.html>

      Indiana Limestone; Rockville granite quarried in Rockville, Minnesota; and Diamond Pink granite were used in the construction of the bank.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – Minnesota Arts And Science Center  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson. (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/science_museum.html>

      Indiana limestone was one of the stones used in the construction of the center.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul Companies  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson.  (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/paul_companies.html>

      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.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul Hotel  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson. (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/saint_paul_hotel.html> 

      The base of the building is constructed with Indiana limestone.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – the Union Depot, currently Lee Ann Chin's Restaurant  (1998) This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson. (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour2/union_depot.html>       

      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.

    • Saint Paul, Minnesota – Wilder Foundation  This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson.  (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.isd.net/jjohnso6/tour1/wilder.html>

      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.

    • Bellefontaine, Missouri – the Bellefontaine Bluffs Bridge, Missouri 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 Bellefontaine Bluffs Bridge over the Missouri River.

    • Columbia, Missouri – the Missouri State University Buildings  (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 Missouri State University buildings constructed prior to 1900.

    • Columbia, Missouri - the Missouri United Methodist Church Building, 204 S. Ninth Street, presented on the Missouri United Methodist Church web site.

      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....”

    • Missouri - Grant City Cemetery - the GAR Memorial (photograph and History) presented by the Worth County RIII School District.

      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.”

    • Hannibal, Missouri – Public Buildings  (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 public buildings in Hannibal, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.

    • Independence, Missouri - the President Truman Museum and Library (from Encyclopedia of Library and Information, by Kent, CRC Press, Oct. 1, 1973, 508 pp., ISBN 0824721101, pp. 311, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      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.)

    • Kansas City, Missouri - the Liberty Memorial Museum, 100 W. 26th Street, from Pretty Boy, by Michael Wallis, St. Martin’s Press, June 15, 1994, 396 pp., ISBN 0312110464, pp. 167, excerpt from Google Book Search)

      According to this excerpt, the Liberty Memorial Museum, a “21-story shaft,” was constructed of Indiana limestone.

    • Springfield, Missouri – 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 Springfield, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.

    • Springfield, Missouri – the Post Office  (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 Post Office in Springfield, Missouri, constructed prior to 1900.

    • St. Joseph, Missouri – the S. S. Allen Residence  (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 S. S. Allen.

    • St. Joseph, Missouri – the James McCord Residence  (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 James McCord.

    • St. Joseph, Missouri – the Y.M.C.A. 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 Y.M.C.A. building.

    • St. Louis, Missouri – the Allen Residence  (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 Allen residence.

    • St. Louis, Missouri - the Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust at 13 th Street (The following information was obtained from the Mound City on the Mississippi : A St. Louis History web site.)

      “‘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.]”

    • St. Louis, Missouri – the Merchants’ Bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis  (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 Merchants Bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis.

    • St. Louis, Missouri – the Olympic Theater  (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 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.”

    • St. Louis, Missouri – the "New" Union Depot (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 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

  • Finished Products from Indiana Stone in Nebraska

    • Lincoln, Nebraska – the Nebraska State Capitol (The link from which the following information on the “Unicameral Photo Tour: Legislative Surroundings at the Nebraska State Capitol” was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.nol.org/captour/welcome.htm>

      The outside of the Nebraska State Capitol is built of buff-colored Indiana Limestone.

    • History of the Nebraska State Capitols
    • Omaha, Nebraska – the First National Bank 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 First National Bank building.

  • Finished Products from Indiana Stone in New Jersey

    • Morristown, New Jersey - the Dumont Place Office (photograph and diagrams) (from Indiana Limestone Handbook, 19th edition, Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc., Bedford, Indiana, pp. 94)

      Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Dumont Place office building.

    • Newark, New Jersey – the Prudential 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 Prudential building.

    • Newark, New Jersey – the U. S. Court House and Post Office  (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 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.
      • The Princeton Battle Monument, Stockton Street and Nassau Street, from A Guide to New Jersey’s Revolutionary War Trail for Families and History Buffs..., by Mark Di Ionno, Rutgers University Press, April 1, 2000, 224 pp., ISBN 0813527708, pp. 75, excerpt from Google Book Search)

        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.

      • Princeton University Chapel - More information and photographs can be obtained regarding the Chapel in the book: Princeton University: The Campus Guide, by Raymond Rhinehart, Princeton Architectural Press, March 1, 2000, 188 pp., ISBN 1568982097, pp. 50.

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