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Ste. Genevieve Golden Vein Marble, quarried in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Veterans Hospital building.
Deep red colored granite quarried in the Graniteville, Missouri, quarries was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the Blatz & Krebs building.
| Citizens Union National Bank, Louisville, Kentucky. Architect York & Sawyer, N.Y. D. X. Murphy & Bro. Interior in Tavernelle marble, floors of Napoleon Gray tile with mosaic border of Belgian Black marble. Showing the main banking room with marble and bronze screen. |  |
Peter & Burghard Stone Company, Louisville, Kentucky
Deep red colored granite quarried in the Graniteville, Missouri, quarries was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the Henry U. Krankel building.
Colonial Grey Marble quarried by F. W. Steadley & Co., Inc., of Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction of the St. Joseph’s Hospital building prior to 1926.
Granite quarried from one of the quarries at Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, operated by the Syenite Granite Company, was used in the construction of the Morris building. “The color of this stone is red or dark pink, mottled with gray and black, the red shades being due to feldspar, the others to a more or less smoky quartz. The rock takes a high, lustrous and handsome polish....”
Deep red colored granite quarried in the Graniteville, Missouri, quarries was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the St. Charles Hotel.
Granite quarried from one of the quarries at Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, operated by the Syenite Granite Company, was used in the construction of the Whitney National Bank building. “The color of this stone is red or dark pink, mottled with gray and black, the red shades being due to feldspar, the others to a more or less smoky quartz. The rock takes a high, lustrous and handsome polish....”
Deep red colored granite quarried in the Graniteville, Missouri, quarries was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the Whitney National Bank building.
“Graniteville. The largest and most important quarries in the state are here. The stone is a red granite of pleasing red color, medium to coarse grained....” Granite quarried at Graniteville, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Whitney National Bank building.
| Carved panel in the residence of Mr. J. P. Evans, Shreveport, Louisiana. Neild and Olschner, Architects. |  |
Carthage Marble and White Lime Co., Carthage, Missouri
Marble quarried from the Phenix Marble Company’s “Old West Quarry” at Phenix, Greene County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Baltimore Life Insurance Company building prior to 1942.
Granite quarried from one of the quarries at Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, operated by the Syenite Granite Company, was used in the construction of the Central Savings Bank building. “The color of this stone is red or dark pink, mottled with gray and black, the red shades being due to feldspar, the others to a more or less smoky quartz. The rock takes a high, lustrous and handsome polish....”
Deep red colored granite quarried in the Graniteville, Missouri, quarries was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the Central Savings Bank.
Ste. Genevieve Golden Vein Marble, quarried in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Enoch Pratt Library building.
| The Trophy Room in the War Memorial Building, Baltimore, has a floor of Napoleon Gray, with wainscoting of Red Ark Fossil marble. (pp. 8) |  |
(pp. 8) “On the floor below the main hall, space is taken up chiefly by a large open room of moderate height with a beamed ceiling, and intended as a Trophy Hall. The floor of this compartment is of Napoleon Gray; the same material is also used for the adjoining chambers, which have been assigned to various patriotic societies. Around the sides of the Trophy Hall are fluted columns bearing rather odd looking capitals of Ionic motif and sheathed at the base in Red Ark Fossil marble....”
The following quotation is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
“Madonna of the Trail is a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were placed along the National Old Trails Highway and extended from Bethesda, Maryland, to Upland, California, in each of the 12 states the road passed through.
“Created by sculptor August Leimbach and funded by contributions, the Madonna of the Trail monuments were intended to provide a symbol of the courage and faith of the women whose strength and love aided so greatly in conquering the wilderness and establishing permanent homes.
“Dedicated in 1928 and 1929, with each of the 12 located in a different state, they became a source of local pride. Through the continuing efforts of local and national groups, all are currently in good condition and on display....”
“The figure stands 10 feet high with a weight of 5 tons. The figure and the base are made of algonite stone (a poured mass) of which Missouri granite is used as the main aggregate, thus giving the monument a warm, pink shade. With the base, the monuments are about 18 feet high. The inscriptions on the east and west sides of each base are the same, but the north and south sides of each monument usually include local information as well.”
| New War Memorial Erected by the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore. Exterior of Indiana Limestone. Napoleon Gray and Red Ark Fossil Among Several Marbles Used in Interior Decorations. Architect: Laurence Hall Fowler. |  |
| National Shawmut Bank, Boston, Mass. Parker, Thomas & Rice, Architects. Showing a pleasing combination of Blanco P. and Napoleon Gray Marble. |  |
Philip H. Butler & Son Co., 622-630 Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass.
Ozark Veined Marble (a limestone) quarried at Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction in the interior of the Bank of Manhattan building.
“Graniteville. The largest and most important quarries in the state are here. The stone is a red granite of pleasing red color, medium to coarse grained....” “Blocks of large size can be extracted, and columns 16 feet long and 2 feet 6 inches in diameter have been obtained.” Granite quarried at Graniteville, Missouri, was used to create the polished monolith of 42 tons weight in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (The author does not note where this column was placed in Pittsfield. ).
| Plate IX. Red Granite. Thomas Allen Monument, Pittsfield, Mass. |  |
This monument was made of red granite quarried at Graniteville, Missouri. (42 tons in one piece)
They Wanted Distinction. The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company wanted the toilets in their new Home Building at Springfield, Massachusetts, to be on a par with the rest of the structure. For the wall wainscot and the stalls, Napoleon Gray marble was selected - as the most logical material.
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Phenix Marble Company, Suite 609, Scarritt Bldg., Kansas City, Missouri
Napoleon Gray Universally Adaptable
They Wanted Distinction. The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company wanted the toilets in their new Home Building at Springfield, Massachusetts, to be on a par with the rest of the structure. For the wall wainscot and the stalls, Napoleon Gray marble was selected - as the most logical material.
Napoleon Gray has a richness of tone, a pleasing finish, that is not found in monotones of equal durability and soundness. It is impervious to stains, practically non-absorbent and thoroughly economical. May we send you a copy of our book containing views of various installations of Napoleon gray? Marble samples sent upon request.
Ozark Fleuri Marble (a limestone) quarried at Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction in the interior of the University of Michigan building.
Alabama Marble Company
Main Office and Plant: Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama - Sales Department: 1701 Avenue A, Birmingham, Alabama. Producers of all grades of Alabama Marble, Manufacturers and Contractors for interior marble work in any kind of marble.
Alabama Cream A
A recognized standard among Interior White marbles. Unsurpassed for decorative and utilitarian purposes. Fine-grained, with Creamy-White background and moderate clouding. Imperious, non-staining, weather-proof and durable. Carves perfectly; takes and holds any polish from dull gloss to brilliant luster. The Alabama Marble Company has supplied millions of dollars’ worth of Alabama marble in hundreds of buildings without causing a single day’s delay on any one of them.
View in Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, Louis Kamper, Architect All interior marble work finished and set in place by Alabama Marble Company, Gantt’s Quarry, Ala. Wall marble mainly Breche Violette and St. Genevieve. White trim of wall marble Alabama Cream A; floor marble Alabama Cream A, with St. Genevieve border.
| The Michigan Avenue entrance. The floor, steps and base are Pink and Gray Tennessee marble. The piers are St. Genevieve; the wall panels, Breche Violette. (pp. 10) |  |
Colonial Grey Marble quarried by F. W. Steadley & Co., Inc., of Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Cass High School building prior to 1926.
Ste. Genevieve Golden Vein Marble, quarried in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Fisher building.
| Corridor in State Office Building, Lansing, Mich. All standing marble throughout this building is Colonial Gray Veinless marble and was finished and installed by Jas. B. Clow & Sons Co., Chicago, Ill. |  |
F. W. Steadley & Company, Inc. Carthage, Missouri
“The Big Quarry”
Producers of Colonial Gray Veined - Colonial Gray Veinless
Eldorado or Ste. Genevieve Istrian Marble quarried from the Inkley Marble Quarries Company quarry located southwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Post Office building.
| Charles McKenny Hall Building. The illustration shows a portion of the main double stairs leading from the lobby to the second floor. Dark Tennessee marble was used for borders and base throughout the lobby and corridors, also for treads, risers and string of main stairs. Colonial Gray Carthage marble was used for partitions and stiles of toilets. Lovering-Longbotham Company, General Contractors; Frank Eurich, Architect. |  |
Christa-Batchelder Marble Company, Detroit, Michigan
Michigan State Normal College Alumni Association, Owners, Ypsilanti, Michigan
| Garden Ornamentation. Lake of the Isles Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minn. Figure and Base of White Italian Marble Shell of Colonial Gray Carthage. |  |
Drake Marble and Tile Company, Interior Marble Work, St. Paul, Minn. - Minneapolis, Minn.
Quality Service
Granite quarried from one of the quarries at Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, operated by the Syenite Granite Company, was used in the construction of the Northwestern Guarantee Loan Company building. “The color of this stone is red or dark pink, mottled with gray and black, the red shades being due to feldspar, the others to a more or less smoky quartz. The rock takes a high, lustrous and handsome polish....”
This material is from the Saint Paul, Minnesota, Geology Walking Tour web site presented by Jeremy D. Johnson. 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.
Ste. Genevieve Rose Marble, quarried in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Post Office building.
Ste. Genevieve Rose Marble, quarried in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Federal building.
Marble quarried from the Phenix Marble Company’s “Old West Quarry” at Phenix, Greene County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the U.S. Post Office or Court House buildings prior to 1942.
| As an All-polished Spire of Sheahan’s Missouri Red Syenite Granite at Vicksburg, Mississippi. |  |
Red Missouri Granite
Unequalled for Memorial Purposes.
We Supply Rough Stock Only - Any Sizes - Any Quantities
Known to the trade as Sheahan’s Missouri Red, it is the best choice for memorials of all kinds and shapes - Vaults and Public Monuments as well as family memorials.
A.J. Sheahan Granite Company, Quarriers, Graniteville, Mo.
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