Every day, you might pass by Potsdam sandstone. It can be easy to pick out. Depending where it came from, the stone features different shades of oranges, reds, pinks, and yellow-grays. "The Potsdam ...

We are not far removed from a time when a significant portion of our notable buildings and infrastructure were made of or trimmed in natural stone. Its availability, versatility and durability made it ...

ALBION — At one time, more than a century ago, workers inside a dominant sandstone building along the Erie Canal, built carriages. But these days the nearly 5,000-square-foot building at 125 North ...

This article tells the story of how sandstone from quarries at Seneca, Maryland, came to be selected as the stone used for constructing the exterior of the Smithsonian Institution Building in ...

BUFFALO — The twin copper-roofed towers with Medina sandstone rise high above Forest Avenue in Buffalo, serving as a prominent landmark since 1872. The Richardson Olmsted Complex was mostly abandoned ...