kurt Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 It's a kind of sandstone I've not seen before; heavily striated with color (color not so apparent in my lo-rez pics, but definitely colored). I think it's a silica cemented sandstone, but the red makes me think SW, and it would have been something to have been importing red sandstone in 1888. Those striations are coming apart nicely on the sills and lintels, and I see all the other stuff. I'm just looking to see if there's a name for the stone, or if anyone else has any familiarity with it. Click to Enlarge 97.64 KB Click to Enlarge 91.3 KB Click to Enlarge 50.46 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 It looks more like limestone than sandstone. I bet you're correct that it comes from the southwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 It does, sort of, except when you get up close, it's the creamiest smooth small granule sandstone of exceptional characteristics. It's sweet stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Both of my cast iron septic tank lids were shipped from Calumet in 1885. They were 200 plus pound commodities. Tens of thousands of tons of red sandstone was shipped via mule drawn barge across NY State nearly 20 years earlier. This is just one example; http://www.babevillebuffalo.com/pictures Why so surprised that someone would ship "exceptional" stone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 From the SW. Shipping stone from the SW in 1880 would surprise me. I didn't know there was red sandstone in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Check out Medina sandstone. Everything old including curbing within 50 miles of me has some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Interesting. Big deal at the time. Lots of colors. But, I'm not sure this stuff is Medina Sandstone; it's got the creamiest texture, where I am not even entirely sure it's sandstone, but that's as close a description as I can make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Seeing stuff like the repair in the second picture makes my blood boil. Couldn't they at least try to fake it? Who walks away from a shit job like that and feels good about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 I'm just looking to see if there's a name for the stone, or if anyone else has any familiarity with it. The general name for it is "Eastern Sandstone". When I get home later, I can look it up for a more specific location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 "Jacobsville Sandstone" from the east end of Lake Superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 That's it; it's the stuff. Thanks much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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