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Structures and Monuments in Which Kentucky Stone was Used

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Alabama

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Connecticut

    • Waterbury, Connecticut – the Church of Immaculate Conception; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky. (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Illinois

    • Chicago, Illinois – Calvary Cemetery – Mausoleum  (Caden Stone Co. advertisement from The Monumental News, April 1909, pp. 287)

      For Vaults, Monuments and General Cemetery Work Use Green River Stone.  The best stone on the market for Monumental and Building purposes, as it bleaches white upon exposure and then retains its whiteness; does not become dark and discolored.

      Caden Stone Company, Quarries:  Hadley, Warren Co., Kentucky
      Office and Yard:  411 to 425 E. Ohio St., Evansville, Indiana

    • “Erected from Green River Stone in Calvary Cemetery, Chicago” (Illinois) (Advertisement (from The Monumental News, April 1909, pp. 287)

    “Erected from Green River Stone in Calvary Cemetery, Chicago” (Illinois)

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Kentucky

    • Balkan, Bell County, Kentucky - "Native stone graded school building, Balkan, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 614 - Item 614, Box 6)

    • Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky - "Native stone high school and auditorium building, Barbourville, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 641 - Item 641, Box 6)

    • Bardstown, Kentucky - Native Limestone Cemetery Stones in the Bardstown's Pioneer Cemetery.  This web site indicates that there are weathered, native limestone grave markers in the Bardstown Pioneer Cemetery, which is located on Fourth Street behind the old county jail. (This information is presented on the epinions.com web site book review.)

    • Bardstown, Kentucky - My Old Kentucky Home State Park - the Rowan estate, Federal Hill  (photographs and history)  There is a native limestone springhouse on the grounds.  Click here for more information on My Old Kentucky Home State Park.

    • Bardstown, Kentucky - the Nelson County jail complex - the "Old Jail"  The Old Jail was constructed in 1819 was constructed with native Kentucky limestone.

    • Bardstown, Kentucky - the Talbott Tavern.  The tavern was constructed of native limestone building and is located on Court Square. 

    • Beattyville, Lee County, Kentucky - St. Thomas Episcopal Church (photographs and history)   The history section of the web site was adapted from St. Thomas Episcopal Church: First One Hundred Twenty Years, by Mary Helen McGuire.  There are several photographs of the church building in the "St. Thomas Album" section of the web site.  (The following quotation is used with permission.)

      In the "History of St. Thomas Church" section of this web site, it is written that after the cornerstone was laid in 1896, Richard Nathaniel Lyons, Sr., local carpenter and stonemason, worked on completing the church building.  The church was consecrated in November 1903 as St. Thomas, Beattyville. 

      According to Mark S. Carroll:*  "The stone for church and old jail were both quarried here in Lee County not far from Beattyville. It is sandstone (according to one of the eldest members of our Church... whose family has been with the church since its erection Major General (Ret.) Charles Beach, Jr.) It came from Crystal Creek." (* The above information was obtained from a history of Richard Nathaniel Lyons, Sr., written by Mark S. Carroll, husband of Richard Nathaniel Lyon’s granddaughter. This web site is no longer available.)
      <http://www.geocities.com/carrollms/lyons_richard_n.html>

    • Berea, Kentucky - the Kentucky Artisan Center Building.  The building will be built of Kentucky limestone and stucco exteriors with slate and copper roofing.  (This information is presented by Kathryn Straach in the article, "Southern states offer prime shopping" in the  DallasNews.com online version, March 2, 2003.)  Click here for the official Kentucky Artisan Center web site. (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.dallasnews.com/travel/unitedstates/stories/030203dntranotebreakmar.7ca3a.html>

    • Big Rock, Breathitt County, Kentucky - House built with native stone (photograph) This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection).  It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 536 - Item 536, Box 5)

    • Boyd County, Kentucky - A Stone Serpent Mound in KY?  This site is presented on the site named "Earthworks."  This web site cites a publication that states the sandstone used to construct the serpent was quarried locally.  References are given on this site.

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - The Capitol Theater, at 416 East Main Street  (photograph and history)  The theater was built on the site of three older buildings in 1938.  The building was extensively renovated by the Bowling Green-Warren County Arts commission and reopened in 1981.  The facing of the building is of white oolitic limestone, known as "Bowling Green limestone."  This article notes that "Almost all of the limestone found in the buildings surrounding the square was quarried within 20 miles of the city."  The Southern Cut Stone Company operated a large dressing plant used to process "dressed stone used for lintels, sills, architectural ornaments, gutter lining, facing for buildings, bridges and fences."  (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the Burgoo.com web site.  The photographs on the web site are by Mike Wilson, and the captions are by Jonathan Jeffrey.)

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - Fountain Square (the stone entrances and bases under the statues)  (photographs and history)  The bases under the statues in Fountain Square were created from locally quarried limestone. The two arched memorial entrances at the north and south entrances to the park were also constructed from Bowling Green limestone.  This item is compiled by Jonathan Jeffrey and presented on the City of Bowling Green's web site.  You can view a photograph of the fountain on the Burgoo.com web site in the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section.  (The book, A Stroll Around Fountain Square, by Jonathan Jeffrey, is available through the Landmark Association in Bowling Green, Kentucky.) 

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - the Kentucky Building (the four columns of solid stone, 22 feet in length); stone from the  White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky. (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - the L & N Depot - constructed of Warren County Limestone.  This information is presented on the web site of the Historical Railroad Park. (The link from which this information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://bg.ky.net/historicrailroad/page4.html>

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - the Warren County Courthouse; White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.  (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green, Warren County.)

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - Western Kentucky University Buildings  (This site wais entitled: National Register of Historic Places: Brinton B. Davis Thematic Scheme, WKU.  It was presented by The Bowling Green - Warren County, Kentucky Bicentennial Celebration Web Site by the University Libraries of Western Kentucky University. The link to this information is no longer available. A virtual tour of the Western Kentucky University buildings is available at the Virtual Tour of Western Kentucky University.)
      <http://www.wku.edu/Library/200Years/davisbld.htm>

      • The Stadium  The stadium was constructed in 1927 in the site of a limestone quarry.

      • Van Meter Hall  Van Meter Hall was the first building erected on the Western Kentucky University campus.  It was constructed of brick and limestone.  The limestone was locally quarried and was known as white oolitic limestone.  The article notes that a stoneman from Louisville, Jacob Bornstein, was responsible for the stone work.

      • Gordon Wilson Hall  The hall was faced with Bowling Green limestone.

    • Bowling Green, Kentucky -  State Street Methodist Church. (history and photograph)  This building is clad in rough ashlar Bowling Green limestone.  (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the Burgoo.com web site.  The photos are by Mike Wilson, and the captions are by Jonathan Jeffrey.)

    • Carlisle, Franklin County, Kentucky - the Carlisle Distillery Building.  The basement foundation of the Carlisle Distillery was constructed of large blocks of "Kentucky limestone, hammer dressed.”

    • Carmel City, Morgan County, Kentucky - "A six-room native stone school building, Carmel City, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 580 - Item 580, Box 5)

    • Clay County, Kentucky - "Sandston(e) Quarry; stone to be used for road base in connection with Blanket Road Project, 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 621 - Item 621, Box 6)

    • Cumberland, Harlan County, Kentucky - "City Hall building constructed of native stone, 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 631 - Item 631, Box 6)

    • Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky - Stone quarry on the farm at the Crow-Barbee House.  The History of the Crow-Barbee House, today the Old Crow Inn Bed & Breakfast - This house is currently called "Old Crow Inn," named for John Crow, who settled here in 1776.  The Crow-Barbee House is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places as the "oldest Stone structure west of the Allegheny Mountains."  The estate was also once called "Oakland" from 1781 to 1874.  The stone used in the construction of the house was quarried on the farm in 1780.  The stone walls are twenty-four inches thick. 

    • East Bernstadt, Laurel County, Kentucky - "Eight-room native stone school building, East Bernstadt, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 645 - Item 645, Box 6)

    • Elliott County, Kentucky - "Native stone county courthouse started under KERA, 1934-1942.  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 545 - Item 545, Box 5)

    • Elliottsville, Rowan County, Kentucky - "Laying foundation walls for native stone six-room school building at Elliottsville, Ky., 1934-1942." (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 595 - Item 595, Box 5)

    • Fairview, Kentucky - the Jefferson Davis Monument  (photograph and history)  This site is presented by West Kentucky Corporation.  The monument was constructed of Kentucky limestone, and the obelisk "rests on a foundation of solid Kentucky limestone, and contains walls seven feet thick at the base."  Click here to read more about the Jefferson Davis Monument on the Kentucky State Parks web site.  There was a quarry on the south end of the 19-acre park site. (The link from which the above information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.thinkwestkentucky.com/civilwar/region2/fairview.htm>

    • Falksburg, Lawrence County, Kentucky - "Four-room native stone school building, Falksburg, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 559 - Item 559, Box 5) 

    • Fonda, Bell County, Kentucky - "Native stone graded school building, Fonda, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 613 - Item 613, Box 6)

    • Frankfort, Kentucky – the Governor's Mansion; stone from White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.  (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green, Warren County.)

    • Frankfort, Kentucky - the Governor's Mansion of the Commonwealth of Kentucky  (photographs and history)  "Kentucky Marble," the regional limestone, is used to finish the exterior. Click here to read about the history of the old and new governor's mansion. Photographs of the buildings are included. (The link from which the above information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.omniarchitects.com/Pages/GOVERNOR.html>

    • Frankfort, Kentucky - the Kentucky History Center  (photographs and history)  There is a Kentucky limestone grand staircase in the history center.

    • Frankfort, Kentucky - the Old State Capitol.  The Old State Capitol building was constructed of Kentucky River marble from 1827 to 1830.  In the "Architecture" section of the National Park Service web site on Lexington, Kentucky, it is stated that the plans for the state house were submitted by Gideon Shryock of Kentucky.  "The building is constructed with a hexastyle portico of polished marble taken from local quarries on the banks of the Kentucky River near Frankfort."  According to the Kentucky State Library Services web site on the Old State Capitol, the "Kentucky" marble (a form of crystalline limestone) was located near the cliffs overlooking the Kentucky River.  (The link from which the above information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.uky.edu/LCC/HIS/sites/capitol.html>

    • Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky - "Preparing stone for county jail, Grayson, KY., 1934-1942" (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 543 - Item 543, Box 5)

    • Greenup County, Kentucky - "Greenup City School. New stone masonry school at Greenup, Greenup. Co., 1934-1942."  Started January 4, 1938; Completed December 2, 1940."  (photograph)  This photograph is in the Container List - Scrapbook/ Greenup County of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). (No. 2156 - Item 2156, Box 13)

    • Greenup County, Kentucky - "Greenup Courthouse, Started January 4, 1938; Completed December 2, 1940."   Started January 4, 1938; Completed December 2, 1940."  (photographs)  These photographs are in the Container List - Scrapbook/ Greenup County of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). They can be viewed on the web site.

      • "Shaping stones for Greenup Courthouse, 1934-1942."
        (No. 2145 - Item 2145, Box 13)

      • "Rear view of Stone arch basement entrance to Greenup Courthouse."
        (No. 2147 - Item 2147, Box 13)

      • "Greenup Courthouse rear view."
        (No. 2148 - Item 2148, Box 13)

      • "Greenup Courthouse."
        (No. 2149 - Item 2149, Box 13)

      • "Side view of Greenup Courthouse." Was closed down this week until Judge buys materials.
        (No. 2150 - Item 2150, Box 13)

      • "Greenup Courthouse."
        (No. 2151- Item 2151, Box 13)

    • Harlan County, Kentucky - "Hall Memorial Gymnasium constructed of native stone, 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 634 - Item 634, Box 6)

    • Hazard, Kentucky - the Bobby Davis Memorial Library building in the Bobby Davis Museum & Park (AKA Hazard Perry County Museum)  (This web site was presented by the City of Hazard.) (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.cityofhazard.com/services_facilities_pages/museum/museum.htm>

      • The Bobby Davis Memorial Library building is constructed of Perry County Sandstone. 

    • Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Kentucky - "Four-room native stone school building at Hazel Green, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 598 - Item 598, Box 5)

    • Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky - "Native stone County Jail, Hindman, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 7 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection).  It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 810 - Item 810, Box 8)

    • Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky - "Constructing an eighteen-room school building of native stone at Hyden, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 649 - Item 649, Box 6)

    • Lexington (near), Bourbon County, Kentucky - Highland Farms Main House   (photograph) The main home is built of Kentucky limestone.  The fireplace mantels are of native stone.  Flagstone from Pennsylvania was used for the terraces surrounding the mansion. 

    • Lexington, Kentucky - the Loudoun House of F. K. Hunt  (history)  There is a photograph of the Loudoun House on the main page of the Lexington Art League.  Today Loudoun House is the headquarters of the Lexington Art League.  The information below is from "Loudoun: Two New York Architects and a Gothic Revival Villa in Antebellum, Kentucky" by Patrick A. Snadon, The Kentucky Review, Volume 9, Issue 4, Autumn 1989, pp.41-82.  (The quotation below is used with permission.)

      "Loudoun - named for Mrs. Hunt's favorite song, 'The Bells of Loudoun' - is a nationally significant piece of American architecture. It is one of only five remaining castellated Gothic Revival villas left in the United States by New York architect, A. J. Davis, and is listed on the national Register of Historic Places. The exterior of the villa is of brick and was originally painted white with an outer layer of sand dusted on the walls to resemble cream-colored stone. The window arches are of Kentucky limestone, while the roof was of slate."

      (The Historian of Loudoun House believes the stone used was probably quarried locally.)

    • London, Kentucky - the Laurel Seminary  (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/BS-LK.html>

      The Laurel Seminary is constructed of Pennsylvanian-age sandstone, which is abundant in eastern Kentucky.  This site is presented by Bruce Railsback, Department of Geology, University of Georgia. 

    • London, Laurel County, Kentucky - "Twelve-room native stone high school building, London, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 646 - Item 646, Box 6 )

    • Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky - "Six-room native stone addition to school building, Louisa, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 560 - Item 560, Box 5)

    • Louisville, Kentucky - The Conrad/Caldwell House, Historic Home Museum (aka "Conrad's Castle") Richardsonian Mansion on St. James Court built for Theophilus Conrad.  In 1905 the Caldwell family purchased the house.  The house has a stone exterior, although the type of stone is not stated.

    • Louisville, Kentucky - the First Church of Christ Scientist; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.  (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Louisville, Kentucky - the Old Presbyterian Theological Seminary; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky. (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Louisville, Kentucky - the Seelbach Hotel; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky. (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Louisville, Kentucky - the world's largest baseball and glove sculpture inside of the Slugger Field Museum.  The baseball glove sculpture is made of Kentucky limestone quarried in Jessamine County, Kentucky.

    • Louisville, Kentucky - the Speed Memorial Art Museum; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky. (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Louisville, Kentucky - Stone Quarry on the property of the Tucker House Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse Building  (photographs and history)  Stone taken from the quarry over 162 years ago on the property was used to building the foundation for the Tucker House and the outbuildings and can still be seen today.

    • Meades Branch, Lawrence County, Kentucky - "Four-room native stone school building, Meades Branch, KY."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 558 - Item 558, Box 5) 

    • Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky - "City Hall and Fire Station constructed of native stone at Monticello, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 677 - Item 677, Box 6)

    • Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky - "Native stone County garage at Morehead, Ky., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 594 - Item 594, Box 5)

    • New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky - "Four-room native stone school building under construction at New Columbus, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 8 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 898 - Item 898, Box 8)

    • Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky - "Native stone library building at Paintsville, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 7 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 805 - Item 805, Box 8)

    • Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky - the Duncan Tavern Historical Center (photograph)  (The link from which the following information was taken is no longer available.)
      <http://www.parisky.com/duncan.html>

      The Duncan Tavern was constructed in 1788 of native limestone.

    • Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky - "Native stone, colored school building constructed at Pikeville, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 7 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 826 - Item 826, Box 8)

    • Richmond, Kentucky - Western Kentucky University - Van Meter Hall (the columns); stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.  (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Sassafras, Knott County, Kentucky - "Yellow Creek School constructed of native stone, Sassafras, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 7 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.   (No. 809 - Item 809, Box 8)

    • Shelbiana, Pike County, Kentucky - "Constructed of native stone, eight-room elementary school building at Shelbiana, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 7 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 827 - Item 827, Box 8)

    • Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky - the Old Stone Inn, built in 1817.  The stone used in the construction of  the two-foot thick stone walls for the building was quarried on the farm.  The inn was once a frontier coach stop.

    • Somerset (near), Kentucky - Local Cemetery Stones of Oolitic Limestone quarried near Somerset.  (From Structural Materials, Advance Chapter from Contributions to Economic Geology, Bulletin 430-F, 1909, (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports)  Part 1. Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, United States Geological Survey, 1910.)

      "In the vicinity of Somerset, Ky., there is a bed of homogeneous oolitic limestone about 25 feet thick.  This stratum is in the Newman limestone, which outcrops in an extensive area in this section of the State.The only use of the stone (by 1909) has been by C. H. Lewis, of Somerset, who has quarried a small amount of oolite from Day Knob, 2 1/2 miles east of Somerset for certain ornamental designs and bases.  The stone is similar to the Bedford and Bowling Green stones in general appearance.  It is light gray, easily carved because of its granular structure, strong, and durable.  Monuments of this stone in the local cemetery have undoubtedly been hardened considerably by exposure."

    • South Union, Logan County, Kentucky - the Shaker Museum Buildings.  Kentucky limestone was used to construct the major buildings.

    • Swampton, Magoffin County, Kentucky - "Three-room native stone school building under construction at Swampton, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 7 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 817 - Item 817, Box 8)

    • Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky - the Present County Courthouse. This web site was presented in the "County History" section of the Kentucky Court of Justice web site.  (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.kycourts.net/Counties/Lewis.asp?County=Lewis>

      • According to this site, the stone quarry "operated early in the county's history (and) supplied the white limestone used to construct the present courthouse.

    • Van Cleave, Kentucky - "Constructing three-room native stone school building at VanCleave, KY" (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection).  It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 537 - Item 537, Box 5)

    • Verda, Harlan County, Kentucky - "Gymnasium building in Verda, KY., constructed of native stone, 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 635 - Item 635, Box 6)

    • Warren County, Kentucky - Burton Memorial Baptist Church  (history and photograph)  Constructed in 1911, the church was "built entirely by hand with stone quarried from nearby Drakes Creek."  The article notes that the only machinery used in the construction of the church was the derrick, which was used to hoist the stone slabs in place. (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the "Churches of Warren County Database" section of the Burgoo.com web site.)

    • Warren County, Kentucky - Highland Baptist Church  (history and photograph)  The present Highland Baptist Church is constructed of native limestone in 1939. (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the "Churches of Warren County Database" section of the Burgoo.com web site.)

    • Warren County, Kentucky - Mt. Zion Church of Christ  (history and photograph)  This church was originally called the Swan Creek Church of Christ.  Constructed about the 1890s, the building was wood with stone foundation, steps, and mounting blocks.  This stone was quarried from the bluff behind the church building.  (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the "Churches of Warren County Database" section of the Burgoo.com web site.)

    • Warren County, Kentucky - Richardsville United Methodist Church  (history and photograph)  Constructed in 1947 in the English Gothic style, locally quarried limestone was used for the exterior.  (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the "Churches of Warren County Database" section of the Burgoo.com web site.)

    • Warren County, Kentucky - Smiths Grove United Methodist Church  (history and photograph)  Constructed in 1897, the church building is constructed of rough ashlar limestone quarried locally.  (This information was obtained from the "Tour Historic Bowling Green" section of the "Churches of Warren County Database" section of the Burgoo.com web site.)

    • West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky - "A 24-room native stone school building and auditorium, West Liberty, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.   (No. 578 - Item 578, Box 5)

    • Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky - "Constructing native stone addition to Williamsburg School, Williamsburg, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 683 - Item 683, Box 6)

    • Wilmore, Kentucky - Kentucky Underground Storage Inc. (KUSI) Located in an Old Limestone Quarry.  In this article entitled, "Buried Treasure," by Adam Bruns, Kentucky Business Online, March, 1998, the history of the transition from an old limestone quarry to a 32-acre cavern storage area is told.  Work in the quarry began in the early 1900s, and the underground quarrying began in the early 1920s and continued until 1972.  Visit the link above to read a detailed account of the transition.

    • Woodbine, Whitley County, Kentucky - "Constructing native stone, eight-room high school and gymnasium at Woodbine, Ky., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 4 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 685 - Item 685, Box 6)

    • Wrigley, Morgan County, Kentucky - "A six-room native stone high school building, Wrigley, KY., 1934-1942."  (photograph)  This photograph is in Album 3 of the Goodman-Paxton Collection (1934-1942) housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Kentuckiana Digital Library (Archival Finding Aids Collection). It can be viewed on the web site.  (No. 579 - Item 579, Box 5)

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in New York

    • New York City - the Pulitzer Fountain; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.  (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • New York City - the St. Thomas Episcopal Cathedral; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.  (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Ohio

    • Hartford, Ohio – the Hartford Masonic Temple; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.   (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Troy, Miami County, Ohio - the Miami County Courthouse.  The Courthouse was completed in 1888.  Amherst, Ohio, sandstone was used in the construction, and Kentucky marble was used for the interior wainscoting (The link from which the above information was obtained is no longer available.)
      <http://www.troymainstreet.org/sites.htm> You can click here to view photographs of the Miami County Courthouse on the Ohio County Court House Project web site.

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Pennsylvania

    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – the Chateau Crillon; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky. (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - the residence of Alfred Burke.  The Alfred Burke's residence was constructed of oolitic limestone quarried near Bowling Green, Kentucky.  (From Advance Chapter From Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports ) 1909, Part I.  Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, Structural Materials, Bulletin 430-F, by E. F. Burchard, et al, United States Geological Survey, 1910.  Chapter on "Oolitic Limestone at Bowling Green and Other Places in Kentucky.")

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Tennessee

    • Columbia, Tennessee - the Post Office.  The post office building was constructed of oolitic limestone quarried near Bowling Green, Kentucky.  (From Advance Chapter From Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports ) 1909, Part I.  Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, Structural Materials, Bulletin 430-F, by E. F. Burchard, et al, United States Geological Survey, 1910.  Chapter on "Oolitic Limestone at Bowling Green and Other Places in Kentucky.")

    • Nashville, Tennessee - the Carnegie Library.  The library building was constructed of oolitic limestone quarried near Bowling Green, Kentucky.  (From Advance Chapter From Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports ) 1909, Part I.  Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, Structural Materials, Bulletin 430-F, by E. F. Burchard, et al, United States Geological Survey, 1910.  Chapter on "Oolitic Limestone at Bowling Green and Other Places in Kentucky.")

    • Nashville, Tennessee - Corner Posts and Large Gate Pillars around the State Capitol.  "Before the construction of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad the stone (oolitic limestone from the Bowling Green White Stone Quarry Company in Kentucky) was hauled and carried by pack mules to points as far south as Nashville.  The corner posts and large gate pillars around the state capitol of Tennessee were constructed of this stone.  The capitol building is made of local stone, which shows signs of disintegration, whereas the posts and pillars are little affected by the more than fifty years of exposure to the weather.  (From Advance Chapter From Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports ) 1909, Part I.  Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, Structural Materials, Bulletin 430-F, by E. F. Burchard, et al, United States Geological Survey, 1910.  Chapter on "Oolitic Limestone at Bowling Green and Other Places in Kentucky.")

    • Nashville, Tennessee - the Customhouse.  The customhouse was constructed of oolitic limestone quarried near Bowling Green, Kentucky.  (From Advance Chapter From Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports ) 1909, Part I.  Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, Structural Materials, Bulletin 430-F, by E. F. Burchard, et al, United States Geological Survey, 1910.  Chapter on "Oolitic Limestone at Bowling Green and Other Places in Kentucky.")

  • The Finished Products from Kentucky Stone in Washington, D. C.

    • Washington, D.C. - the State of Kentucky Memorial Stone; the Masons, Grand Lodge of Kentucky Memorial Stone; the I.O.O.F., Grand Lodge of Kentucky Memorial Stone; & the Addisonian Literary Society, Western Military Institute, Drennon, Kentucky Memorial Stone 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 contributed Kentucky memorial stones.

      The National Park Service web site presents the memorial stones placed in the interior of the Washington Monument. The Kentucky memorial stones entries can be viewed on the National Park Service’s web site in either the “Album” or the “Slide Show.”

      The Kentucky Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 4. The Masons, Grand Lodge of Kentucky Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 2. The I.O.O.F., Grand Lodge of Kentucky Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 4. The Addisonian Literary Society, Western Military Institute, Drennon, Kentucky Memorial Stone in the Washington Monument can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 5.  

      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 following information relating to the Kentucky Memorial Stone can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 4.

       Name: Kentucky

      Level: 230-ft.

      Donor: State of Kentucky

      Dates: 1851/1850s/1885

      Original material: limestone

      Dimensions: 3' 4" x 7'

      Sculptor/Carver: M. Pruden, 1851 [stone]

      Original inscription: Under the auspices of heaven, & the precepts of Washington, Kentucky will be the last to give up the Union. 1851 [abbr.]

      Documented material history:

      • 1852: “The beautiful block prepared at the instance of the State of Kentucky for the National Monument has arrived at Washington. The National Intelligencer says ‘it is a handsome specimen of drab colored limestone, 7 feet long by 3 feet 4 inches in height. The carving and lettering are executed in a masterly manner...” [AG, September 13, 1852.]

      • 1854: “A letter from G. Gleen Clift to Cornelius Heine, October 30, 1964 [sic]: Apparently the stone was prepared in Lexington, Kentucky, by a stone cutter from that city....( Lincoln Museum, Mrs. Josephine Allen.).” [MR] • 1850s: “ Kentucky is represented by a large block of native lime-stone. Its color is grayish white....” [RW]

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

      • 1880: “West Wall.” [CG]

      • 1909: “Some of the letters mutilated.” [ICE]

      Images:

      • 1850s Wilcox drawing

       The following information relating to the Masons, Grand Lodge of Kentucky Memorial Stone can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 2.

       Name: Masons, Grand Lodge of Kentucky

      Level: 110-ft.

      Donor: Masons, Grand Lodge of Kentucky

      Dates: 1850s/1850s

      Original material: limestone

      Dimensions: 2' x 4'

      Sculptor/Carver: W. Strobridge, Frankfort, Ky. [stone]

      Original inscription: By the Grand Lodge of Kentucky: to the Memory of Washington. The Christian Mason.

      Documented material history:

      • 1909: “Shows signs of decay.” [ICE]

      Images:

      • 1850s Wilcox drawing

      • 1880 Gedney drawing

      • 1957 Allen photograph

      • 1974 photograph

      • 1980 photograph

      • 2000 NPS slides

       The following information relating to the I.O.O.F., Grand Lodge of Kentucky Memorial Stone can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 4.

       Name: I.O.O.F., Grand Lodge of Kentucky

      Level: 230-ft.

      Donor: I.O.O.F., Grand Lodge of Kentucky

      Dates: 1850s/1885

      Original material: limestone

      Dimensions: 2' 6" x 4' 5"

      Sculptor/Carver: not known

      Original inscription: The Grand Lodge of I.O. of O.F. of Kentucky “In Union There is Strength”

      Documented material history:

      • 1850s: “The Grand Lodge of I.O.O.F. of Kentucky have presented a fine block of lime-stone....” [RW]

      • 1880: “...in Lapidarium” [CG]

      Images:

      • 1850s Wilcox drawing

      • 1880 Gedney drawing

      • 1957 Allen photograph

      • 1974 photograph

      • 1980 photograph

      • 2000 NPS slides

       The following information relating to the Addisonian Literary Society, Western Military Institute, Drennon, Kentucky Memorial Stone can be viewed along with the details in the WAMO Stones Section 5.

       Level: 280-ft.

      Donor: Addisonian Literary Society, Western Military Institute, Drennon, Kentucky

      Dates: 1853/1889

      Original material: marble

      Dimensions: 3' 1" x 4'

      Sculptor/Carver: Wm. Rutherford, Washington, D.C.

      Original inscription: To the Father of His Country. The Addisonian Literary Society of the Western Military Institute: Drennon, Kentucky. [abbr.]

      Documented material history:

      • 1853: “A block of pure white New York marble has been cut and sculptured by Mr. Wm. Rutherford, marble cutter, of this city, for a society composed of young men belonging to the Military Institute at Drennon Springs, Kentucky. The size is four feet by three and nine inches thick. It will be transferred from Mr. Rutherford’s workshops to the Washington Monument grounds in the course of to-day, for a place in the building...” [DNI, July 11, 1853.]

      • 1850s: “The above is a handsome block of white marble...” [RW]

      • 1880: “...in Lapidarium” [CG]

      • 1909: “Slightly mutilated.” [ICE]

      Images:

      • 1850s Wilcox drawing

      • 1880 Gedney drawing

      • 1957 Allen photograph

      • 1974 photograph

      • 1980 photograph

      • 2000 NPS slides

    • Washington, D. C. - the residence of A. M. Lothrop.  The residence of A. M. Lothrop was constructed of oolitic limestone quarried near Bowling Green, Kentucky.  (From Advance Chapter From Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports ) 1909, Part I.  Metals and Nonmetals, Except Fuels, Structural Materials, Bulletin 430-F, by E. F. Burchard, et al, United States Geological Survey, 1910.  Chapter on "Oolitic Limestone at Bowling Green and Other Places in Kentucky.")

    • Washington, D. C. – the Samuel Miller Residence, Washington, D.C.  (from “Scrap Pile Supplies Stone for Beautiful Residence,” Stone, October 1925, pp. 606)

      “In every mill and yard of a cut stone contractor there is the inevitable scrap pile, stone that has been discarded as useless for jobs on hand or in prospect and yet stone that could be used to just as good advantage structurally as other materials.  Very often the scrap pile becomes and problem and an expense, for it must be removed and the space it takes up is another waste.  In Washington, D. C., Mr. Samuel Miller, president of Samuel Miller & Company, cut stone contractors, offers a solution that has met with approval by his fellow cut stone contractors in the capital and by leading architects, as well.  As proof of his faith in the availability of left-over stone, scraps from various jobs going through his plant, Mr. Miller has built for his own occupancy a residence that is interesting in design, comfortable in its appointments and beautiful in its wide range of colors made possible through the use of different colored stone scraps of limestone and sandstone….the walls are stone throughout and were built entirely from the left-overs of the various stones used by the firm, but principally of Indiana Limestone, Kentucky limestone, and Ohio Blue Stone and Briar Hill Sandstone for the exterior facing….”

      “Scrap Pile Supplies Stone for Beautiful Residence,” Stone, October 1925, pp. 606) “Residence of Mr. Samuel Miller, Washington, D.C., constructed of ‘scrap’ stone, including Indiana and Kentucky limestones, Ohio blue stone and Briar Hill sandstone, producing a beautiful blending of color.” (from “Scrap Pile Supplies Stone for Beautiful Residence,” Stone, October 1925, pp. 606) “Rear view Miller residence, Washington, D. C., erected to prove the availability of ‘scrap’ stone for exterior wall facing, with results both satisfactory and attractive.” (from “Scrap Pile Supplies Stone for Beautiful Residence,” Stone, October 1925, pp. 606)

      “Scrap Pile Supplies Stone for Beautiful Residence,” Stone, October 1925, pp. 606.

      “Residence of Mr. Samuel Miller, Washington, D.C., constructed of ‘scrap’ stone, including Indiana and Kentucky limestones, Ohio blue stone and Briar Hill sandstone, producing a beautiful blending of color.”

      “Rear view Miller residence, Washington, D. C., erected to prove the availability of ‘scrap’ stone for exterior wall facing, with results both satisfactory and attractive.”

    • Washington, D. C - the Sacred Heart Church; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.   (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:  The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)

    • Washington, D. C. - the Trinity College Chapel; stone from the White Stone Quarry, Bowling Green (near), Kentucky.   (This information is from the stone from the White Stone Quarry came from the online site:   The Early White Stone Industry in Bowling Green and Warren County.)



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