Fish Rock Tower
An Irish Round Tower in Northern California Rare Opportunity Few stonemasons get the opportunity to build structural stone buildings. Fewer still get to work on a round tower in the medieval Irish tradition. On the coast of northern California, members of the...
Mr. Rockefeller’s Bridges
Granite Bridges and Carriage Roads, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA John D. Rockefeller Jr. (right), the only son of the famous founder of Standard Oil, was a celebrated American philanthropist in the early 20th century. Between 1913 and 1940, Rockefeller financed...
Limestones Up Close
A close-up view of some of our favorite limestones Limestones are interesting when viewed through a simple 10-power hand lens because they commonly contain fossil fragments. The photos shown below were shot with good lighting and a macro camera lens; however, a...
Carrara, Marble Capital of the Ancient and Modern World
Few places in the world are as rich in stone history as Carrara in northern Tuscany, Italy. Located where the Apuan Alps meet the Ligurian Sea, Carrara combines enormous marble deposits with nearby access to shipping on the Mediterranean. This has made Carrara both a...