Structures and Monuments in Which Georgia Stone was Used

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in Washington, D. C.
  • Washington, D. C. - the John Adams Building (located directly east of the Library of Congress’s Main Building ), presented on the Library of Congress web site. (photograph and history)

    According to this web site, the classical exterior of the John Adams Building is faced with white Georgia marble. The building opened to the public in 1939.

  • Washington, D. C. - Arlington Memorial Bridge (photograph).

    The piers are of Georgia granite, and the facing of the spans are of granite from Georgia, Vermont, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Maine.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Columbus Memorial Fountain. Memorial of Georgia Marble. (From Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Story of Georgia Marble Co., by the Georgia Marble Company, Tate, Georgia. This material is used with the permission of the Georgia Marble Company.)

    Georgia Marble was used in the construction of the Columbus Memorial Fountain.

    • Washington, D. C. – the Columbus Memorial (photograph and history), presented on Kidsnewsroom’s Weekly News for Kids web site. (This link is no longer available, although you can view the page on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.)
      <http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/newsissues/101102/index.asp?page=Weekly>

      The Columbus Memorial was dedicated in 1912. The statues of Columbus, an American Indian, and a European are included with the fountain, and Georgia marble was used to construct the memorial. Lorado Z. Taft created the 15-foot-tall statue, and Daniel Burnham created the fountain.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Congressional Library Building, from A Preliminary Report on the Marbles of Georgia, Bulletin No. 1, by S. W. McCallie, Assistant State Geologist, Geological Survey of Georgia, 2nd ed., 1907, pp. 120. (This book is available on Google Books – Full View Books.)

    100 carloads of Georgia marble were used in the construction of the Congressional Library building prior to August 1894.

  • Washington, D. C. – the Corcoran Gallery of Art, from A Preliminary Report on the Marbles of Georgia, Bulletin No. 1, by S. W. McCallie, Assistant State Geologist, Geological Survey of Georgia, 2nd ed., 1907, pp. 116. (This book is available on Google Books – Full View Books.)

    Plate XLVIII. The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., built of white marble from the quarries of the Southern Marble Company, Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Corcoran Art Gallery (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication.)

    The famous Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.

  • Washington, D. C. - Department of Agriculture, North Building (photograph). The central part of the building was built using Georgia White Cherokee marble.
  • Washington, D. C. - the Du Pont Memorial Fountain. (From Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Story of Georgia Marble, by the Georgia Marble Company, Tate, Georgia. This material is used with the permission of the Georgia Marble Company.)

    Du Pont Memorial Fountain, Washington, D.C. Erected to commemorate the services of Admiral Du Pont, the pedestal is cut from a single block of Georgia Marble 10 feet high. the bowl required a block of Georgia Marble 13 feet in diameter. Henry Bacon, architect. Daniel Chester French, sculptor. Carving and erection by Piccirilli Bros.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Federal Reserve Bank (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication, pp. 15)

    The Federal Reserve Bank Building, Washington, D.C. One of many beautiful buildings for which Georgia Marble was used.

    • Washington, D. C. - the Federal Reserve Building (photograph).

      The exterior of the Federal Reserve was built with Georgia marble.

  • Washington, D. C. – the Fleming Building the Lobby (808 17th Street) (photographs and description). (This link is no longer available, although you can view the site on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.)
    <http://www.j-b-a.com/archt/mainindex/Riggs/808Lobby/Lobby-p1.htm>

    The floor of the lobby is covered with Georgia Granite. French limestone was used for the walls, and the columns are of Calcutta marble from Carrara, Italy.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Folger Shakespeare Library (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication, pp. 17)

    Outstanding for the beauty of its sculptured panels, the Folger Shakespearean Library in Washington is also of Georgia Marble. The panel to the left depicts the death of Julius Caesar.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Georgia State Memorial Stone, the Georgia Convention Memorial Stone, & the Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia Memorial Stone were contributed to the Washington Monument (photographs and history), presented by the National Park Service. The information below is from the National Park Service files and is presented with photographs of the stones in the Washington Monument Stone Album or Slide Show.
    

    The National Park Service web site presents the memorial stones in placed in the interior of the Washington Monument. The Georgia Memorial Stone entry reads as follows and can be viewed on the National Park Service’s web site in either the “Album” or the “Slide Show.”

     

    The Georgia State Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 2. The Mason, Grand Lodge of Georgia Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 3. The Georgia Convention Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 4.

     

    The Washington Monument web site has recently been redesigned. Below is an description that was available on the National Park Service web site in January 2008 that describes the Memorial Stones in the Washington Monument.

    “A unique feature of the Washington Monument is the 193 memorial stones that adorn the interior of the monument. Starting in July 1848 the Washington National Monument Society invited states, cities and patriotic societies to contribute Memorial Stones. The Society listed some requirements to be followed. They asked that the stone be durable, a product of the state’s soil, and meet the following dimensions; four feet long, two feet high and 18 inches thick. These stones pay tribute to the character and achievements of George Washington. These traits are not only admired by Americans but by people the world over as seen by the number of stones donated by foreign countries. Below is a list of stones donated by state. In the near future all the stones will be online.

     

    “While viewing the stones please keep in mind that the Washington Monument has undergone extensive renovation over the last three years. A key component of the project has been the restoration of the memorial stones. Over the years the stones have been damaged by moisture and vandalism. The pictures that follow show the condition of the stones before their restoration. In the upcoming months new images will be added highlighting the restored stones.”

    The Georgia State Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 2.

     

    Name: Georgia

    Level: 50-ft.

    Donor: State of Georgia

    Dates: 1850s/1850s

    Original material: marble

    Dimensions: 2' x 4'

    Sculptor/Carver: C. Morehouse, Madison Ga. [stone]

    Original inscription: State of Georgia The Union as it was—The Constitution as it is. [abbr.]

     

    Documented material history:

    • 1849: “A entry in the Journal May 22, 1849” ‘That the offer of a donation was made through Thomas L. Ross by a number of the Citizens of Macon Georgia...from the quarry of I.B. Artope...be prepared and to assure the Members of the Society that the stone when received will be placed in the Monument.’” [Not known if this entry is for this stone or for the ‘Masons, Georgia’ or ‘Georgia Convention’ stone.] [MR]

     

    • 1850: “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives February 20, 1850: that a block of marble from Cherokee or Gilman County was to be conveyed to the City of Washington. [Not known if this entry is for this stone or for the ‘Georgia Convention’ stone.]” [MR]

     

    • 1850: “Georgia’s contribution to the Washington National Monument is a beautiful block of white marble...” [SDR, October 11, 1850.]

     

    • 1850s: “Georgia has presented two fine blocks of white marble. One was presented by the state and is of native marble...” [RW]

    Images:

    • 1880 Gedney drawing

    • 1957 Allen photograph

    • 1974 photograph

    • 1980 photograph

    • 2000 NPS slides

    The Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia, Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 3.

    Name: Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia

    Level: 140-ft.

    Donor: Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia

    Dates: 1852/1850s

    Original materials: marble, gold leaf (on pink ground) in letters

    Dimensions: 2' x 4'

    Sculptor/Carver: J.B. Artope [stone]

    Original inscription: Grand Lodge of Georgia, Founded A.D. 1735. Fratrem Meminisse. Georgia Marble. 1852. [abbr.]

    Documented material history:

    • 1849: “A entry in the Journal May 22, 1849 ‘That the offer of a donation was made through Thomas L. Ross by a number of the Citizens of Macon Georgia... from the quarry of I.B. Artope... be prepared and to assure the Members of the Society that the stone when received will be placed in the Monument.’” [Not known if this entry is for this stone or for the ‘ Georgia ’ or ‘Georgia Convention’ stone.] [MR]

     

    • 1850s: “Grand Lodge of Georgia has presented a fine block of white marble...” [RW]

    Images:

    • 1850s Wilcox drawing

    • 1880 Gedney drawing

    • 1957 Allen photograph

    • 1974 photograph

    • 1980 photograph

    • 2000 NPS slides

    The Georgia Convention Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 4.

     

    Name: Georgia Convention

    Level: 230-ft.

    Donor: Georgia Convention

    Dates: 1850/1850s/1885

    Original material: marble

    Dimensions: 2' x 4' 1"

    Sculptor/Carver: not known

    Original inscription: Georgia Convention December 1850. [abbr.]

     

    Documented material history:

    • 1850: “The Georgia Constituent Convention of December, 1850 dominated by Union men, sent a block devoid of any hostility.” [MR]

     

    • 1850s: “Georgia has presented two fine blocks of white marble....The one presented by the Convention is of Italian marble....” [RW]

     

    • 1855-1880: “In the Shaft.” [Hand-written list; Entry 440, RG 42, NAB.]

     

    • 1880: “...removed from East Wall” [CG]

    Images:

    • 1880 Gedney drawing

    • 1957 Allen photograph

    • 1974 photograph

    • 1980 photograph

  • Washington, D. C. – the Hall of Fame - Statues of Crawford W. Long & Alexander H. Stephens, from Geology of the Tate Quadrangle, Georgia, Bulletin No. 43, by W. S. Bayley, University of Illinois, Geological Survey of Georgia, Atlanta, 1928, pp. 162.

    Plate XXII. Statues in the Hall of Fame, Washington, D.C. of Crawford W. Long & Alexander H. Stephens, made of Georgia white marble.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Hall of Fame - Statue of Dr. Crawford W. Long (from Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Story of Georgia Marble, Georgia Marble Company, pp. 25.

    Rightly the State of Georgia selected Dr. Crawford W. Long, the discoverer of Ether as an anesthetic, as one of the two Georgians to be honored by a niche in the Hall of Fame. The above statue of Dr. Long is of Georgia Marble. J. Massey Rhind, Sculptor.

  • Washington, D. C. - the House of Representatives Office Building (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication.)

    Georgia marble was used in the construction of the House of Representative office building.

  • Washington, D. C. - the Thomas Jefferson Monument (photograph).

    The foundation and circular terraces were built using Georgia granite.

  • Washington, D.C. - the Lincoln Memorial – the Lincoln Figure (from The Story of Georgia Marble, no date of publication, pp. 12)

    Georgia Marble was used for the colossal figure of Lincoln, in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

  • Washington, D. C. – the Lincoln Memorial – the Lincoln Figure  (from “The Lincoln Memorial, A Fitting Tribute to a Great Character,” in Through the Ages, May 1923)
    

    The Lincoln Memorial (1923)	The Lincoln Statue in the Lincoln Memorial (1923)

  • Washington, D. C. - the Lincoln Memorial - the Lincoln Figure. (From Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Story of Georgia Marble, by the Georgia Marble Company, Tate, Georgia. This material is used with the permission of the Georgia Marble Company.)

    Lincoln Figure, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. The most heroic monumental work in marble ever attempted in America. An idea as to the size may be had by realizing that the shoe is over 60 inches long. Henry Bacon, architect; Daniel Chester French, sculptor; carving and erection by Piccirilli Bros., New York.

    • Lincoln Memorial, presented by Wikipedea.

      The Memorial is built to look like a Doric temple. Indiana limestone and Colorado Yule marble, quarried at Marble, Colorado, were used for the building. Georgia marble was used for the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln.

    • The Lincoln Memorial (photograph) The statue was made from Georgia marble.
  • Washington, D. C. – the Dr. Crawford W. Long Statue in the Georgia Hall of Fame. (From Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Story of Georgia Marble, by the Georgia Marble Company, Tate, Georgia. This material is used with the permission of the Georgia Marble Company.)

    “Rightly, the State of Georgia selected Dr. Crawford W. Long, the discoverer of ether as an anesthetic, as one of the two Georgians to be honored by a niche in the Hall of Fame. The above statue (in the photograph to the right) of Dr. Long is of Georgia Marble. J. Massey Rhind, sculptor.

  • Washington, D. C. - Organization of American States (Pan American Union Building) (photograph).
    • The exterior of the building is built of Georgia marble.
  • Washington, D. C. - the Pan-American Buildings (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication, pp. 18)

    The Pan-American Building, Washington, D.C., is another example of the beauty of Georgia Marble.

    • Washington, D. C. - the Pan American Building. (From Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Story of Georgia Marble, by the Georgia Marble Company, Tate, Georgia. This material is used with the permission of the Georgia Marble Company.)

      Pan American Building, Washington, D.C. The International Capitol. Entire building, including sculptured figures, of Georgia Marble. The design selected after an architectural competition, was produced by Albert Kelsey and Paul P. Cret. Groups on either side of the main entrance by Gutzon Borglum and Isidore Konti.

  • Washington, D. C. - The Rayburn Building (photograph).

    The exterior walls of the building were built using White Cherokee marble from Georgia and Vermont marble. The perimeter base of the building was built with pink granite from New Hampshire. The east and west courts and the paving borders were built with pink granite. The inner court and the base were built of pink granite from Salisbury, North Carolina and limestone from Indiana.

  • Washington, D. C. - The Supreme Court Building (photograph and history).

    Vermont marble was used in construction of the exterior of the Supreme Court Building. Crystalline flaked, white Georgia marble was used in the four inner courtyards. Creamy Alabama marble was used above the basement level, for the walls and floors of all corridors and the entrance halls are either wholly or partially of this Alabama marble.

    • The Supreme Court Building (includes a tour of the Supreme Court Building)

      The document, which includes a tour of the Supreme Court building, was taken from a booklet prepared by the Supreme Court of the United States, and published with funding from the Supreme Court Historical Society.

      The stone used in the building is described as follows: “Marble was chosen as the principal material to be used and $3 million worth was gathered from foreign and domestic quarries. Vermont marble was used for the exterior, while the four inner courtyards are of crystalline flaked, white Georgia marble. Above the basement level, the walls and floors of all corridors and entrance halls are either wholly or partially of creamy Alabama marble.”

  • Washington, D. C. - The U.S. Capitol Building (photograph).

    The center of the Capitol was built with Aquia Creek sandstone from Virginia. The Senate and House wings were built with dolomitic marble from Lee, Massachusetts. The Rotunda floor was built with sandstone from Seneca, Maryland. The columns of the wings were built with white marble from Cockeysville, Maryland. The center steps were built with granite from Renville, Minnesota. The west elevation steps were built from granite from Mount Airy, North Carolina. The west elevation balustrade was built with marble from Vermont. The interior balustrades and columns of stairs leading to the House and Senate galleries and wall of Marble room were built with marble from Tennessee. The east front exterior was built with White Cherokee marble from Georgia covering the original Aquia Creek sandstone. The 24 exterior columns were built with marble from Georgia. The interior columns, the Statuary Hall, the Old Senate Chamber, and foyer were all built with marble from the Potomac in Maryland. The columns in the Crypt and those with the corn and tobacco leaves were built with sandstone from Aquia Creek in Virginia. The columns on the ground floor in the east addition were built with brecciated marble from Colorado.

    • Washington, D. C. – Statuary Hall – the Dr. Crawford W. Long Statue  (from “Marble Statue of Discoverer of Ether to Stand in National Capitol,” in Stone, Vol. XLVII, No. 4, April 1926, pp. 236)

  Part 1 of 2 parts of the article, “Marble Statue of Discoverer of Ether to Stand in National Capitol,” in Stone, April 1926, pp. 236.	Part 2 of 2 parts of the article, “Marble Statue of Discoverer of Ether to Stand in National Capitol,” in Stone, April 1926, pp. 236.	“Statue in white Georgia marble by J. Massey Rhind of Dr. Crawford W. Long, discoverer of the use of ether as an anesthetic, unveiled in Statuary Hall, Washington, on March 30.  This statue is one of two alloted (sic) to the State of Georgia to honor her distinguished sons.”

  • Washington, D. C. – the World War II Memorial – the Rainbow Pool – The following information was obtained from the National Park Service – View of the National Parks web site.

    “The World War II Memorial honors all those who contributed to the strength and unity of the United States throughout the Second World War from 1941 to 1945.  Gold stars, granite columns and arches, bronze sculptures, and several fountains enhance the memorial plaza that sits between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The placement of the World War II Memorial on the east-west axis of the National Mall influenced its construction, architectural design, and symbolism.  This is not the first memorial in Washington, DC to tell the stories and events of this generation of Americans….”

    “The primary building materials at the WWII Memorial are granite and bronze.  The granite walls, columns, and arches come from South Carolina while the granite pavers on the plaza floor come from Georgia.  To add more color, stone pavers that blend with the green bronze in the memorial came all the way from Brazil!  The reconstructed Rainbow Pool is rimmed with granite from Mount Airy, North Carolina (and) with dark Academy Black Granite from California on the pool’s floor.”

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in West Virginia
  • Charleston, West Virginia - the Morrison Mausoleum (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication.)

    Georgia marble was used in the construction of the Morrison Mausoleum (no cemetery listed).

  • Morgantown, West Virginia - West Virginia University Medical Center - the Pylons/the Panels (The link from which the following quotation was obtained is no longer available (see below), although the worthpoint.com web sites also describes the use of Georgia marble in the Medical Center.)
    <http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/alumni/hscpages/pylons.asp>

    Commissioned in 1954 American sculptor Milton Horn created eight panels in high relief carved in white Georgia marble which are located at the entrance to the Health Sciences Center. The dimensions of the panels are each three by seven feet; and, according to the web site, depict “important developments and personages in the history of medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy.”

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in Wisconsin
  • Sheboygan, Wisconsin – the Bank of Sheboygan (Excerpt from Examples of Bank Work in Georgia Marble, Georgia Marble Co., pp. 19.)

    Proof of longevity. Extreme temperature mark the climate of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Many building materials disintegrate rapidly under the punishment of the cold winters and warm summers. Georgia Marble is unaffected by the severe changes. This is proved by the Georgia Marble in the bank of Sheboygan. It has been in service for 17 years. Recently cleaned, it showed the appearance of freshly quarried marble. Paul V. Haylan, Architect.

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in Canada
  • Montreal, Canada – the Royal Bank of Canada (Excerpt from Examples of Bank Work in Georgia Marble, Georgia Marble Co., pp. 8.)

    Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal. Howard Colton Stone, Architect. Under the tropical sun at San Juan, P.I., Georgia Marble stands unharmed by the heat. Through the rigorous winters of Montreal, Canada. Georgia Marble proves equally as imperishable. The crystalline formation of Georgia Marble enables it to withstand all temperatures.

    • Montreal, Canada - Royal Bank of Canada (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication.)

      Georgia marble was used in the construction of the Royal Bank of Canada.

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in Cuba
  • Havana, Cuba – the Capitol Building of the Republic of Cuba (from Southeast Granite Company – Stone Mountain Memorials/Monumental Stones Catalog (pdf), 1920s.

    “National University, Havana, Cuba – The Capitol of the Republic of Cuba in Havana, completed in 1930 at a cost exceeding $16,000,000, is one of the most magnificent buildings in the world.  One of the important materials in its construction is Stone Mountain Granite….” 

  • Havana, Cuba – the General Maceo Monument (from Southeast Granite Company – Stone Mountain Memorials/Monumental Stones Catalog, 1920s.

    “General Maceo Monument, Havana, Cuba – The Republic of Cuba has very eloquently paid a tribute to Stone Mountain Granite by having it chosen for the memorial of their most popular national hero, Genral (sic) Maceo.” 

    Monument to General Maceo, Havana, Cuba

  • Havana, Cuba – the National University (from Southeast Granite Company – Stone Mountain Memorials/Monumental Stones Catalog, 1920s.

    “National University, Havana, Cuba – The Capitol of the Republic of Cuba in Havana, completed in 1930 at a cost exceeding $16,000,000, is one of the most magnificent buildings in the world.  One of the important materials in its construction is Stone Mountain Granite.  The National University of Cuba, shown...(below), included in the progressive Republic’s $200,000,000 building program, is another outstanding example of Stone Mountain Granite.” 

    National University Buildings, Havana, Cuba

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in Italy

  • Rome, Italy – the Boy of the Piave Statue on Pincian Hill in Rome Italy  (from “Monument in Georgia Marble to Honor Italy’s Soldier Dead,” Stone, Vol. XLVI, No. 8, August 1925, pp. 487) 

    “The Boy of the Piave,’ a very beautiful monument made of Georgia Marble, is being shipped to Italy to stand on Pincian Hill in the Eternal City of that land…The monument is in honor of Italy’s heroic dead of the World War, some of whom perhaps fought along side the American sector….”

“Monument in Georgia Marble to Honor Italy’s Soldier Dead” in Rome, Italy, from Stone, August 1925, pp. 487.

• Finished Products from Georgia Stone in Puerto Rico
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico – Capitol of Puerto Rico. The following excerpts are from “Catholic National Shrine in Marble,” Stone, Vol. XLVI, No. 7, July 1925, Stone Publishing Company, pp. 415-416.

    “The Lackawanna church, a structure of great size, almost massive in its proportions and resembling more the styles to be found in Europe than America is nearing completion after being under construction since 1922...The marble was shipped by the Georgia Marble Company from Marietta as it was required on the job.  In a similar manner this company is now forwarding fabricated marble form its Georgia plants to Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) by boat for the new territorial capital being erected at San Juan....”

    • San Juan, Puerto Rico – Capitol Building of Puerto Rico – “New Capital in White Marble,” from Stone, Vol. XLVII, No. 12, November 1926, pp. 671.

  “New Capital at San Juan, Porto Rico. Now nearing completion.  Exterior of Georgia White Marble furnished by the Georgia Marble.  Architect:  Mr. Raphael Carmoega.”	“New Capital in White Marble.” (from Stone, Nov. 1926, pp. 671)

  • San Juan, Puerto Rico – Capitol of Puerto Rico, from Geology of the Tate Quadrangle, Georgia, Bulletin No. 43, by W. S. Bayley, University of Illinois, Geological Survey of Georgia, Atlanta, 1928, pp. 160.

  Plate XIX. Capitol of Porto Rico made of Georgia White Marble

  • San Juan, Puerto Rico - the Puerto Rican Capitol Building (from The Story of Georgia Marble, possibly published by the Georgia Marble Co., no date of publication.)

    Georgia marble was used in the construction of the Puerto Rican Capitol building.

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