DISTINCTIVE HOUSES §f INDIANA LIMESTONE The Nation’s Building Stone Volume 12 Series B vrcrfl COLUMBIA umVERSW AT Vo IN 3 h on n. The Nation's Building Stone Tk & Nation’s Building Stone - - r - 1— — ~ " . -7 r ’ - • DISTINCTIVE HOUSES of INDIANA LIMESTONE Showing some of the finest homes in America built of the Aristocrat of Building Materials Volume 12 of the Indiana Limestone library: series B Copyright 1927 iNA LIMES" COMPANY F. W. VANDERBILT RESIDENCE, Rhinebeck, N. Y. McKIM, MEAD & WHITE, Architects INTRODUCTORY '""PHIS BOOKLET, Volume 12 A of the Indiana Limestone Library, Series B, has been pre- pared to show some of the fine homes that have been built of Indiana Limestone, and is in- tended primarily for the home builder who is interested in the finer and more costly types of per- manent home, whether it be a city, suburban or country house. Examples of all types of fine houses are shown, from the richly ornamented all-stone houses like the handsome Vanderbilt houses on these pages, to the less ornate brick houses with reasonably sim- ple trim of Indiana Limestone such as the Lamont residence shown on page 12: embracing examples in nearly all of thecustom- arily used styles of architecture. An Indiana Limestone Interior ranging from the very elaborate houses of the earlier periods to the somewhat plain modern ex- amples. The appropriate use of Indiana Limestone in residence construc- tion, from economic as well as esthetic standpoints, is not con- fined to large or costly houses. There are grades of this fine natural stone and methods of using it that place this very superior building material at the disposal of those desiring a good substantial home at moderate cost. Those who are interested in more moderate cost houses than are illustrated in this Volume, should send for our new folder of “Random Ashlar" houses, or for Volume 5 of this same series, which is described on page 47 of this booklet. 3 H. L. PRATT RESIDENCE. Glen Cove, L. 1 JAMES RRITE, Architect Considered one of the best examples of the English Jacobean style in America INDIANA LIMESTONE OR BEDFORD STONE I N ANSWER to the quite natural query of any- one not familiar with this material, “What does the term Indiana Limestone designate?” it may be briefly stated that this refers to the handsome light colored building stone that is so extensively used in all parts of the United States and Canada, for fine houses and for all sorts of monumental buildings, including banks, churches, libraries, post offices, and government buildings, etc. By reason of its use in so many of the finest structures during the past sixty years, Indiana Limestone, or Bedford Stone, as it was formerly called, has become universally famous as a build- ing material throughout the entire country. It is now recognized as the most important of natural building materials and on account of its wide range of usage in all kinds of structures, from houses to the finest of monumental buildings, is justly termed “The Nation’s Building Stone.” Indiana Limestone is a natural stone, not a manufactured product. It is a fine, even-textured Oolitic, or non-crystalline, limestone of beautiful , soft color-tone, ranging in the various grades from a somewhat grayish huff, on through silver gray to a medium toned gray of slightly bluish cast. The massive deposit forming the ledges in the hills of Southern Indiana, from which this fine, easily worked, yet durable and permanent stone is quarried, constitute one of the most wonderful and probably the most useful of building stone deposits in the world. An interesting booklet. Volume I of the Indiana Limestone Library, which fully describes the stone, its characteristics, formation, color-tone, texture and structural qualities, will be sent free upon receipt of postal request. 4 (late) SENATOR HITT'S RESIDENCE. Washington, D. C. JOHN RUSSELL POPE. Architect DISTINCTIVE HOUSES A subject of interest to all F INE HOMES, by which is implied substantially built, permanent houses, in which the element of beauty has not been neglected, are of interest to all. Almost everyone looks forward to the building or acquiring of a home that will provide the necessary living accommodation, conven- iences and comforts according to their par- ticular tastes, a home that will, at least in a measure, express their individuality and social position — at once a practical and an esthetic purpose. Some find this home in the apartment or other form of multi-dwelling, but by far the greater number are interested in the private residence as their permanent home. Even those who may not be fortunate enough to build without financial limitation will undoubtedly find something of interest in homes of the wealthy, and learn some- thing from the methods adopted by them in the planning and building of these houses, that will serve as an inspiration in the building of more humble abodes. A great deal of comment has been written on the useless ostentation of the houses of the rich, but a survey of the really fine homes of America, a number of Mbs. C. G. GATES RESIDENCE. Minneapolis. Minn. MARSHALL & FOX, Abchitects C S. PILLSBURY RESIDENCE, Minneapolis, Minn. HEWITT & BROWN. Abchitects Two mid-western homes showing a contrast between Italian and English styles 6 JOHN F. WILKINS RESIDENCE, Washington. D. C. J. H. De SIBOUR, Architect A palatial city home beautifully designed for a corner plot of unusual shape which are illustrated in this booklet, will show clearly that the trend is constantly away from any meaningless elaboration or purely show effects, to handsome, reason- ably simple, although often rich effects. The dignified and worth while houses of the cultured Englishman are frequently being taken as models for country houses, and the best types of French, Italian and English work, for city and suburban houses. These foreign styles are not being copied, however, but are being most intelligently adapted to American needs and conditions by our ablest architects. Transplanted palaces are out of favor. No surer proof of the real progress of architecture in America and of the solid grounding of American culture, on which the very foundation of democracy is based, is to be found than in a study of the better recent domestic architecture of this country; especially where the owners have not been hampered by lack of financial resource, or the need of establishing only temporary living arrangements. The best architectural talent has been employed. The best material has been used and most of these houses designed during recent years, however large, have been built for real living comfort. O N this page two handsome city house fronts are illustrated, showing a con- trast between a Gothic and a Renaissance classic treatment. See also the fronts on page 20 showing other Renaissance treat- ments. ARTHUR SACKS RESIDENCE. New York City C. P. H. GILBERT, Architect O. L DOMERICH RESIDENCE New York City HENRY C. PELTON. Architect 8 B. B. JONES RESIDENCE. Washington. D. C WADDY B WOOD. Architect A most appropriate American adaptation of the beautiful Italian style Apart from their size and luxurious appointments, they are usually houses that the average American could live in com- fortably. Generally speaking, the show houses have been built either by the “nouveaux riches,” or by the very wealthy, for play-houses or summer homes for entertaining, not for the homes in which they live the greater portion of the year. Stone and brick, or a combination of these two materials in some form, will generally be found as the facing of the walls of all permanent, better class houses of the present time, excepting in those southern parts of the country where the exotic tropical styles of architecture may favor the use of stucco. Even there, in the liner house, the trim and usually the entire facing of the walls can to decided advan- tage be built of limestone. In the northeast, where the Colonial styles have long been favored, the more permanent or masonry types of Colonial house have come into more general use than formerly, and the walls of these houses are now being built of stone and brick in preference to frame, on account of the advantages in the way of permanent good appearance and consequent permanent high sale value, low cost of upkeep, lower insurance rates and the resultant ultimate economy of houses built in this manner. r PHE two houses on this page show an interesting com- parison between the lighter French and the more severe and dignified North Ital- ian Renaissance treatments. IRWIN LOUGHLIN RESIDENCE. Washington. D. C. JOHN RUSSELL POPE. Architect ALBAN B BUTLER, Jr RESIDENCE, Washington, D. C. CLARKE WAGGAMAN. Architect 10 HAROLD D PRATT RESIDENCE. New York City A restrained and dignified type of city house DELANO & ALDRICH, Architects In the larger cities, especially in the East, a light colored building stone, gener- ally Indiana Limestone, has come to be recognized as the most suitable material for the handsome city house, and where brick is employed it is usually trimmed with this stone, as there is no other ma- terial that so readily affords a medium for the execution of the architectural detail of the trim. There are very evident reasons for this extensive use of Indiana Limestone in fine homes. Cultured people do not adopt a ma- terial or mode of building to the extent that Indiana Limestone has been employed, for city, suburban and country houses, unless there are very good reasons for it. The fact is, Indi ana Limestone embodies all of those qualities which you will re- quire for the exterior expression of your new home. These qualities are briefly outlined on the pages which follow. 11 THOMAS W. LAMONT RESIDENCE. New York City WALKER & GILLETTE. Architects This fine home and the house on the opposite page shou a comparison between tu o somewhat similar mullioned window treatments of the design, one with brick and the other with stone wall facing 12 L. L JENKINS RESIDENCE. Washington. D. C. CLARKE WAGGAMAN, Architect There is no other building material that lends itself so readily to the execution of the most elaborate, or most delicate and refined architectural detail, and in which this detail can be executed to such an extent by machine-production methods, and at such moderate cost. There is, therefore, no other building material that is so economical to employ for giving expression to the character of the architect’s design. This accounts largely for its extensive use as trim for walls faced with brick. Brick, however excellent a material for the facing of walls, does not give the architect a medium in which mouldings and cut or carved ornamented detail can be executed, and stone, usually Indiana Limestone, is quite naturally used for that purpose. The color- tones of Indiana Limestone are such that they give just the right effect. This fine, natural stone may be employed either to contrast with or to blend most pleasingly with the shades of brick customarily used. With the lighter buff or gray brick shades it harmonizes beautifully, and with the red and brown or darker colored brick it gives a delightful contrast. There is no other building material so rich and handsome in appearance, or which can be used so successfully for plain wall surfaces and look so well without an abundance of ornament. The beauty of color-tone and texture of this stone make unnecessary a great amount of elaboration in the treatment of the design. FRANK D. STOUT RESIDENCE Chicago. Ill ARTHUR IIEUN. Architect HON. RRECKENRIDGE LONG RESIDENCE. Washington. D. C. GEORGE OAKLEY TOTTEN. JR . Architect Three very interesting examples oj the all stone house with mullioned windows, two in the Early English style and the third of a later period style. 14 R. T. CRANE RESIDENCE. Chicago, III. COOLIDfiE & HODGDON. Architects Almost any desired surface treatment or finish may be used. There is no other material of light color-tone that fulfills the requirements of the house of Italian or Spanish type when translated into the permanent American home, built to withstand the rigors of the North American climate. There is no other building material of moderate cost that is so permanent, or, more particularly, that will so permanently retain its original natural beauty and age so gracefully with the passing of time, or in which the salvage value in the way of re-use is so great. The permanent beauty of the exterior is assured. With no other material can you obtain such a handsome effect, at such compara- tively moderate cost, and with no other material can you assure the same per- manence of this effect and consequent sale value. In addition to these advan- tages, there is the dignity and worth of the stone-faced house that gives to it a distinction and a sale or rental value often out of all proportion to any added cost for building the wall facing of Indiana Limestone. The many beautiful houses illustrated in this booklet will demonstrate that point of value more conclusively than any words that might be written. 15 H. T. SLOAN RESIDENCE, New Yore City CARRERE & HASTINGS, Architbct A fine example of the very elaborate city house in the French Baroque style Compare with the simpler but equally handsome example on opposite page 16 LAWRENCE WHITING RESIDENCE, Chicago, III. HOWARD SHAW. Architect Compare also ivith the earlier French style houses on pages 19 and 37 White painted shingles or clapboards may have a certain charm, but in order to retain that charm they must be kept white, and that means continual repainting at considerable yearly cost. Furthermore, it means the periodic disturbance or partial destruction of the vines and shrubbery planted around the house, causing damage that it may take years of growth to repair. Then, at best, paint has a glaring effect, whereas the gray or buff-white of limestone has that soft richness of effect that can never be attained by any other material. Architects are always pleased to design for the use of this material because it gives them a freer hand in the detailing of the work, assures them the accurate repro- duction of their design in a beautiful, light-colored material; in truth, a mater- ial that can really be depended upon to Magnify the beauty of their creative work , for Indiana Limestone is recognized as The Aristocrat of Building Materials. 17 MERRILL GATES RESIDENCE. Park Ave. and 75th St.. New York City JOHN MEAD IIOWELLS. Architect /COMPARE these simpler ^ modern types of stone houses with the very elab- orate example on the op- posite page. E. T. BLAIR RESIDENCE Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, III. McKIM. MEAD & WHITE. Architects 18 W. K. VANDERBILT RESIDENCE. New York City RICHARD M. HUNT. Architect A booklet describing this house of Gray Indiana Limestone, richly ornamented with finely carved detail, will be sent free upon request Indiana Limestone is not a costly and other items of purely structural trim material. The fact that it is used for in the walls of low-cost houses, flats and so many fine homes and for so many apartment buildings, where structural handsome monumental buildings and worth and economy are the only con- churches, very often gives an erroneous sideration. impression as to its cost. In answering One thing which operates to keep this, it is only necessary to point out that Indiana Limestone so moderate in price this stone is to an equal extent used in is the facility with which it can be worked commercial structures where carefully by machinery, sawn, planed, turned and weighed costs and financial returns are the carved. As a result of this it has become determining factors. Even more conclu- something that no other building stone sive proof of this may be found in the fact could possibly become — a real national that Indiana Limestone is so extensively standard building material. It is justly used by speculative builders for sills, steps termed “The Nation's Building Stone.'’ 19 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM RESIDENCE. New York City FREDERICK FROST. Architect JOHN T. PRATT RESIDENCE. New York City CHARLES A. PLATT. Architect r PHE two house fronts on this page show two distinctly different Italian Renais- sance treatments. Compare with fronts shown on pages 8 and 33, as well as with the palatial Italian style suburban home on the opposite page and the less formal treatment on page 9. i m 20 A fine example of the palatial Roman style On the question of structural value, it seems unnecessary to dwell, as the very extensive use of Indiana Limestone in all classes of monumental buildings, banks, churches and government buildings, fully answers that point. Indiana Limestone embodies all of the desirable structural characteristics that make it the most suitable material to use for the exterior of fine homes. There is no other ornamental building material that has such widespread use in building construction. The natural con- clusion must be that, in order to give such universal satisfaction, it must possess unusual merit structurally, as well as from esthetic and economic standpoints. Just as this stone is used for the trim of walls faced witli brick, so also is it used for the trim of walls built or faced with local field or ledge stone. Quite often, the lower-cost grades of Indiana Limestone such as the “Variegated," “(0lh (Sntljtr/' or “Rustic,” can be used for the entire facing of the walls in lieu of local stone without any increase in cost, as local stone, while cheap at the quarry, often costs more in the finished building on account of the labor required to cut, trim and shape it to the sizes desired, whereas Indiana Lime- stone can be sawed to the thickness, heights and lengths required, with little or no hand work involved in the production of plain wall facings. MRS. R. S. McCORMICK RESIDENCE. Washington, D. C. JOHN RUSSELL POPE, Architect 21 P. A. STARCK RESIDENCE. Chicago, III. ERNEST MAYO. Architect THE VARIED USES OF INDIANA LUMESTONE ON PRIVATE ESTATES The appropriate use of Indiana Limestone for do- mestic work, residences, etc., is not confined to any one specific purpose, such as the building or facing of walls. It is a most excellent ma- terial for all sorts of sculp- tured work, both exterior and interior. Terraces, Balus- trades, Pergolas, Garden Buildings, and Garden Fur- niture or Sculpture, includ- ing Fountains, are very fre- quently executed in this material with handsome re- sults. » There is no other building stone so well adapted for these purposes. 99 HERBERT BOOK RESIDENCE, Detroit. Mich. LOUIS KAMPER, Architect There are so many ways of using Indiana Limestone to advantage, the prospective home builder should never fail to give consideration to this, the most readily obtainable natural stone. The most imposing houses of Europe, whether they are the small rural cottages of England or France, with their homely charm, or the grand Manor House or Chateau, are very largely built or trimmed with stone, quite generally Limestone. It is this material that has made possible the execution of the designs that have given to those old world buildings their distinction, architectural character and charm. Without this medium of expression, much of the effect would have been lost, nor has the hand of age had the same mellowing effect where other materials were used. Many of the fine effects of these ven- erable old homes can readily be obtained in buildings suited to modern requirements, by combining a facing of the rough sawed “Rustic” or “QDUi Gkfflitr” varieties of Indiana Limestone for the field of the walls, with the cut trim of the “Variegated ” or other regular grades of this stone. Any competent architect will know how to produce these effects and work up the design, using these grades in an economic, yet attractive way, based upon the in- formation that is constantly being distrib- uted to the architectural profession by the Architects’ Service Bureau of this Company. New methods of fabricating the product are constantly being developed, and com- plete information regarding these new modes of use transmitted promptly to architects. 23 (formerly) CHARLES W FAIRBANKS RESIDENCE. Indianapolis, Ind. Now Head Office of Indianapolis Life Insurance Co. HOWARD SH A VV. Architect (MRS. J. B. HENDERSON) EMBASSY RESIDENCE. Washington, D. C. GEORGE OAKLEY TOTTEN. Jr.. Architect Now occupied by the Spanish Embassy 24 GUSTAV F SWIFT RESIDENCE. Chicago. III. HOWARD SHAW. Architect A handsome example oj an unusual Gothic treatment The regular grades of Indiana Lime- stone, from which fine houses like those illustrated in this booklet are generally built, embrace only the range of color-tone and texture that falls within the limits of the particular grade under the classification adopted. The “(SHh Qkitliir” grade on the other hand, includes the widest range of variations in color-tone and texture pro- duced by our quarries, with only a com- paratively small percentage of the very fine even-textured stone. The “Rustic” variety is the somewhat coarse-textured stone, having an interest- ing shelly formation with more or less crystal- line matter intermixed. It is excellent for sawed-finish wall facing but rather diffi- cult to machine and cut, and therefore is seldom recommended for moulded and carved work. For that reason, when the “Rustic” or “(01h (Sotljtr” grades are used for the walls it is often advisable to use one of the finer grades for all of the mould- ed and cut work comprising the trim. The “Variegated” stone includes both color-tones, and considerable variation in texture but not as wide a range in texture as the “Rustic" and “($lh (hntlnr.” See page 39 for a description of these grades F. J. FISHER RESIDENCE. Detroit, Mich. GEO. D. MASON & CO., Architects A handsome example of the simple treatment of Limestone house with plain wall and well proportioned window openings 26 RESIDENCE OF FREDERICK H BROOKE, Architect, Washington, D. C. Two examples of distinctive Indiana Where the more formal and costly forms of Gut Stone house are not desired, or where the limits of cost do not appear to permit the use of much Cut Stone, there is always the expedient of using rough- sawed “(§lh “Rustic'’ or Varie- gated stone, which can be employed as simple masonry. The prospective home builder, who is interested more particularly in the modest house, or in the large country house built in the simplest manner, should send for a copy of the portfolio of house designs, Volume 5 of the Indiana Limestone Library, P. A DRURY RESIDENCE. GEORGE N. RAY, Washington, D. C. Architect limestone house fronts on narrow' lots which illustrates moderate-size houses built of this rough-sawed material. For more detailed information regard- ing the structural characteristics, texture and color-tone of the stone and the machine methods by which it is quarried and worked, send for Volume 1 of the Indiana Limestone Library, which contains a full description of the product. Samples of the stone will be cheerfully furnished to architects, or to intending builders where necessary to illustrate the color-tone, texture and finishes. A page of beautiful Indiana Limestone Mantels 28 MUSIC ROOM. HOTZ RESIDENCE. Chicago. III. INDIANA LIMESTONE INTERIORS The advantage of the beautifully soft, light color-tones and texture of Indiana Limestone as a decorative material for vestibules, halls and other interiors in the fine home, should not be overlooked, and especially its use for mantels in rooms that are panelled with oak, walnut, or other dark wood, as well as for rooms finished in plaster after the Italian or Spanish styles. There is hardly any type or style of home for which a well designed Indiana Limestone mantel is not appropriate for some room. When used for interior work, the entire walls may be faced with stone, or it may be used as a high wainscot, the same as marble, or it may be used only as trim around the door and window openings with either wood panelling or rough plaster-finished F. W. PERKINS. Architect walls. Examples of its use in various ways for residence interiors are shown on this page and on pages 3 and 30. Several typical Indiana Limestone Mantels are shown on page 28. There is nothing more real and homelike in the way of a fireplace than one which has a beauti- fully carved mantel facing of Limestone and a lining of brick, with the hearth either of stone slabs or of brick. An entrance hall finished in Limestone will always impart a dignified atmosphere to the house. The color-tone is cheerful and forms an excellent background for rich hangings and dark colorful furnishings. With such a neutral-toned background, almost any color-scheme or style of decora- tion and furnishing is suitable. Such in- terior stonework may be quite simple in detail, consisting of a plain wall of stone HOME OF CHILEAN LEGATION. Washington. D. C. NATHAN WYETH, Architect THE ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDED It is of course impossi- ble to illustrate in this volume anything like a large proportion of the many line homes that have been built of Indiana Limestone. In the desire to show examples of all of the various types of de- sign, a great many fine houses that we would like to have illustrated, had to be eliminated. As a supplement to this booklet, we have prepared a list of fine homes built or trimmed with Indiana Limestone, and their own- ers. This wefeelcanjustly be referred to as the Indiana Limestone Social Register. A Sun Room with Indiana Limestone Walls. FLOOR PLAN ARRANGEMENTS Floor plans have not been included in this vol- ume. It is felt certain that anyone building a home of this character will quite naturally consult an archi- tect and require their home to be planned especially for their requirements and be designed to fit the par- ticular lot or site on which it is to be built. The planning and build- ing of fine houses will al- ways involve problems re- quiring the services of a very capable architect. Those who are interested in the plan arrangements for smaller houses, should send for Volumes 5 and 27. See notes on page 47. 30 C. LEDYARD BLAIR RESIDENCE, New York City CARRERE & HASTINGS, Architects A fine example of the French Renaissance palatial style Ashlar with a plain base and moulded cap or cornice, all of the carved decoration being concentrated upon a mantel, a wall- fountain, mullioned window, or stairway, forming the principal feature or focal point in the architectural scheme of the particular room. Indiana Limestone interiors are noted for their simple elegance, their unostenta- tious richness of effect, and as a background of light neutral tone, that will give the ef- fect of spaciousness to even a comparatively small room, vestibule or hall. H AYING READ the foregoing outline of the adaptability and merit of Indiana Limestone for fine houses, the reader should consult the list of homes built of this ma- terial, which are arranged alphabetically under a geographical index, in the Indiana Limestone Social Register, a supplement to this volume. We would suggest an examination of some of the fine homes that are found in this list. Your decision to build of Indiana Lime- stone, we believe, will then be automatic and will result in permanent satisfaction, as 31 EDSEL FORD RESIDENCE. Detroit. Mich C. W. KOTCHER RESIDENCE, Detroit, Mich. LOUIS KAMPER. Architect Two city houses of reasonably simple design, showing the use of plain ashlar facing with wide wood cornice treatments 32 DR. HENRY P. PARKER RESIDENCE. CLARKE WAGGAMAN. NORMAN WILLIAMS RESIDENCE, Washington, D. C. Architect Washington, D. C. WYETH & AESSON Architects there is no better, more beautiful or last- ing, or more economical material to use for the exterior of fine houses. EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES The organization and equipment of the Indiana Limestone Company altho very efficient is constantly being improved. New and improved labor-saving machinery is continually being installed. This Company’s facilities for prompt and efficient service and low-cost production are unequalled by any other quarry industry in America or abroad. A regular shipment of well over 100 car- loads per day can be readily handled during the building season. Indiana Limestone is not a local prod- uct but has country-wide distribution; it constitutes about 35% of all building stone and over 65% of all finished building stone used throughout the United States. Stocks are carried by the Cut Stone trade in all large cities and many of the smaller towns. Ample stocks of both regular and special grades are maintained at the quarries, and the home builder placing a contract with this company, may rest assured that the erection of his house will be as free from de- lay on that score as it is possible to have it. 33 LAR7. ANDERSON RESIDENCE Washington. D C LITTLE & RROWNE. Architects Fine example of the large city house with the main floor placed on second story level E. C. GALE RESIDENCE, Minneapolis, Minn. ERNEST KENNEDY, Architect A good example of the semi-suburban Indiana Limestone home 34 RIIETT STUART RESIDENCE. Washington, D C. CLARKE WAGGAMAN, Architect MAJOR JOHN A IIEWSON RESIDENCE. CLARKE WAGGAMAN. Washington, D. C. Architect SERVICE BUREAU The Indiana Limestone Company main- tains a Service Bureau for the use of Archi- tects, Contractors and others interested in building. A department of this Bureau is devoted to the handling of Home Builders' problems. Address P. 0. Box 401, Bedford, Indiana. If any apparent difficulty should arise in connection with the use or proposed use of this material, or if any further informa- tion on any subject pertaining to Indiana Limestone and its use for residence work is desired, a communication addressed to the Home Builders’ Branch of the Service Bureau will be appreciated. If we can be of any direct assistance to you, by answering your questions regard- ing the use of the different grades, various finishes, or proper methods of construc- tion, thus helping you to solve your build- ing problem, or by supplying further copies of any other literature, please consider that we are at your command. INDIANA LIMESTONE COMPANY BEDFORD, INDIANA 35 This remarkable ledge of limestone is from 40 to over 70 feet in depth in various sections of the deposit, all of reasonably fine, close grained stone of fairly uniform texture, thoroughly sound and possessing every desirable structural quality. There is no appre- ciable stratification, the stone having a remarkably uniform strength in all directions. The upper illustration shows a view in a large quarry, where both steam and double electric channeling ma- chines are used, and shows clearly the channel cuts that have been made pre- paratory to splitting these huge blocks of stone from the quarry ledge. The lower view shows the “cut” of stone after it has been turned over on its side, being split up into blocks for transport to the cutting plants. THE QUARRYING OF INDIANA LIMESTONE r FIIESE illustrations show typical views in two of the larger quarries which produce the now famous INDIANA OOLITIC LIMESTONE, formerly called Bedford Stone. The stone, it will be noted, is not quarried by blasting, but is cut in huge blocks from the solid ledge by machinery. No explosives are used, excepting for the removal of the over-burden or waste top rock where it occurs on top of the Oolitic stone ledge. The building stone, which is not very hard as it occurs in the ledge, is then quarried by what is known as the channeling process. Channel cuts are made in the solid ledge from 4 to 6 feet apart and from 8 to 12 or even 14 feet in depth. These cuts may be of any length from 20 to 100 feet or more, according to the length that it may be desired to quarry at a single operation. The size of these huge blocks of stone can be gained by a comparison with the men in quarry hole. Indiana Limestone is obtained only in two counties of the State of Indiana; yet in those two counties it lies in an enormous deposit extending over a large area. Some idea of the magnitude of the Indiana Limestone Quarries is given in these tu o views 36 MRS. E. BISHOP GRAND1N RESIDENCE Washington, D. C. WOOD. DONN & DEMINC. Architects T^WO good examples of city homes, showing a contrast between the Renaissance and French Gothic treatments. JOHN BORDEN HESIDENCE Chicago, III. R. V. HUNT Architect THE MILLING OK CUTTING PROCESSES jy/TACHINERY is also used throughout for the saw- 1 ing, planing, turning and for many of the cutting operations employed in converting these huge rough blocks of stone into the beautiful cut and carved material for fine houses. This Company’s operations constitute one of the most highly developed and important quarry in- dustries in the world, the stone being shipped from its central location in the southern part of Indiana, to the cutting plants for work in all sections of the country. The whole production process is carried on by machinery and is more like modern large-scale manu- facturing than ordinary quarrying. The production of this material for building stone totals millions of cubic feet each year. Its use has grown both on account of the low cost machine production methods employed and the volume output, as well as structural merit, to the extent that it now constitutes well over 35% of all the building stone, including Granite, Limestone, Sandstone, and exterior Marble used throughout the United States. There is no other quarry industry in tehich machine production is so highly developed 37 Twrrmrmniw — — - ' r..« CHARLES SCHWEPPE RESIDENCE, Lake Fokest, III. FREDERICK W. PERKINS. Architect F IVE distinctive homes, examples of Indiana Limestone trim with brick walls, are show n on this page and on pages 3. 4 and 12. STARR MILLER RESIDENCE, New York City CARRERE & HASTINGS. Architects 38 WILLIAM R. COE RESIDENCE, Oyster Bay, L. I. WALKER & GILLETTE, Architects. A few words regarding the "Olh (Satljir” and other classifications that are suitable for the field-work of walls in houses designed in English and other informal styles of Architecture. The Coe Residence, illustrated above is an example of this class of work. Illustrated Booklet describing in detail the use of the rough-sawed strip stone for masonry facings will be sent upon request I N ADDITION to the regular grades of Indiana Limestone that are most suitable for cut stone work in fine houses, there are several other grades which are especially suited for the rougher and less formal masonry treatments, and which in place of local stone, may be combined with the usual cut limestone trim. Rustic [ Buff or Gray ] This is the darker toned, coarser grained stone, having an interesting, more or less open, texture, with a varying amount of crystalline calcite intermixed. This grade is very desirable for residence work, being specially suited for use with rough-sawed finish. Being more difficult to machine it is not usually recommended for elaborate cut work. Variegated. This is the stone obtained from blocks which are produced in quarries along the lines where the buff color joins the gray color. Such material when cut up for building purposes will produce pieces of both color-tones and a certain percentage have the two colors on the one piece. This is a desirable grade of material for trim as well as for residence walls. The supply of this grade is somewhat limited, but can generally be obtained from short-length blocks in any reasonable quantity. ”©lh G5otljir.” This grade of stone is unselected as to color and texture, and embraces the Gray, Buff and Variegated stone, which although varying in texture from fine to coarse will generally be of fairly coarse texture, some pieces containing shelly forma- tions, white or crystalline streaks and tight crow- foot, etc., that do not affect the structural soundness of the stone. It is the grade embracing the widest range of variation in color-tone and texture, and is the grade specifically recommended for all forms of rough-sawed masonry field work; Range Work, Random Ashlar, etc. Short-Length Stock. This is a low-cost material often available for sawed ashlar facing and is recom- mended as an alternate to the“<£>It) <0otJ)tc”for rough- sawed Random Ashlar field work. Stone under this designation may be obtained in several grades, excepting the finest grained buff and gray, and, as produced, gives quite a range of tex- ture. Altho produced only from the so-called short length, or irregular shaped quarry blocks, it is usu- ally obtainable in any quantity desired. This material as furnished is somewhat similar to the “Variegated” stone. It will generally show as wide a range in texture and color-tone but not as great a variation as the “QDlft (Sutljir” grade, as it will include a larger percentage of stone, the texture of which would be classified as standard, and less of the distinctive texture stone. It is often the most economical material to use for rough wall facing. 39 W. H LUDEN RESIDENCE. Reading, Pa. EDWARD Z. SCHOLL. Architect Two large suburban houses of somewhat similar type. Both are good examples of the conserv ative adaption of the classical style DR. II N. TORREY RESIDENCE. Grosse Pointe Mich JOHN SCOTT. Architect 40 WILLIAM II. NOLL RESIDENCE. Fort Wayne, Ind. C. R WEATHERHOGG, Architect L. C. HANNA RESIDENCE. Cleveland, Ohio W ALKER & GILLETTE. Architects \ N ITALIAN style house with plain walls of smooth finish stone, giving an effect somewhat like stucco, in the more permanent Limestone faced wall construction. B. SIEGEL RESIDENCE Detroit, Mich. ALBERT KAHN. Architect 41 BENJAMIN ALLEN RESIDENCE. Winnbtka. III. MARSHALL & FOX, Architects B. L. BEHR RESIDENCE. Chicago, III. GEORGE W. MAHER, Architect HERMAN UIHLEIN RESIDENCE. Milwaukee. Wis. KIRCHHOFF & ROSE. Architects 42 WATSON P. DAVIDSON RESIDENCE, St. Paul, Minn. THOMAS G. HOLYOKE, Architect GEORGE BLUMENTIIAL RESIDENCE, New York City TROWBRIDGE & LIVINGSTON, Architects 43 P. A. B. WIDENER RESIDENCE, Elkins. Pa. HORACE TRUMRAUER. Architect J. R. SCHLOTMAN RESIDENCE. Grosse Pointe. Mich. ALBERT H. SPAHR. Architect An example of Indiana Limestone trim with sandstone wall facing B. F. JONES RESIDENCE, Swickley, Pa. HISS & WEEKES Architects 44 E. I HUDSON RESIDENCE. Syosset, L. I.. N. Y. HISS & WEEKES, Architects Two views of this very large house are shown E. T. STOTESBURY RESIDENCE. Philadelphia. Pa. HORACE TRUMBAUER. Architect 45 B. A. ECKHART RESIDENCE, Like Shore Drive, Chicago. III. MARSHALL & FOX, Architects A VERY handsome, moderately large city house designed in the Italian style. This house shows a good balance between orna- mental work and plain wall surface and for that reason is considered an exam- ple of excellent stone house design. HOW TO OBTAIN INDIANA LIMESTONE I NDIANA LIMESTONE is regularly shipped by this company in both the rough and finished state to all parts of the United States and Canada. It is supplied to home builders both direct and through the cut stone trade; by that we mean the cutting plants, or cut stone yards that are located in all large cities and in many of the smaller towns. Millions of cubic feet of it are used each year, and there is not a State in the Union which has not a multitude of buildings, public and private, great and small, built of this fme natural stone. While this company operates a number of large cutting plants in the Indiana Limestone district, only a comparatively small volume of residence work is handled by these plants. Most of the cut stone for houses is furnished by the cut stone plants located in the cities where the houses are being built. On account of the regular demand for this material there is never any delay awaiting the quarrying operations, as stocks of it are always carried by the local stone yards already referred to. The Indiana Limestone Company will at all times be pleased to put prospective users in touch with the local concerns who can promptly serve their require- ments. This Company is always glad to co-operate with intending builders, in every way possible and will answer any questions and give advice as to the prac- ticability of Indiana Limestone for any particular purpose, and furnish specifications and information regarding its proper and economical use. 46 PERRY BELMONT RESIDENCE, Washington. D. C. HORACE TRUMBAUER. Architect A FINE example of the large city house designed in the formal French style, particularly interest- ing also on account of triangular shape of the site, considered to be one of the best ex- amples of that type of stone house design. Other Literature of Interest to Prospective Home Builders TN addition to this booklet. Volume 12 of the Indiana Limestone Library, there are several other booklets in that same series, which are of interest to intending home builders and may be obtained as follows: Volume 1. A booklet describing the stone, the production processes and uses, giving specific information regarding the grades, color-tone, texture and structural characteristics. Folder F3. Moderate-Cost Random Ashlar Homes Volume 27 (new edition). A booklet illustrating a series of prize designs for moderate size houses faced in the usual manner with cut stone of the various regular and special grades of Indiana Limestone. Will be mailed upon receipt of 10c in stamps. Volume 5. A Portfolio of moderate cost House Designs, featuring the use of the rough-sawed Indiana Limestone in the “(Dli) <0otljic.” “Variegated" and “Rustic” grades. This Portfolio includes carefully studied plan arrangements that are unique in many respects. Will be mailed upon receipt of 50c in stamps. Random Ashlar Booklet. A booklet illustrating a series of buildings of various types, including residences, built with the rough-sawed stripstone used for Random Ashlar and Range work masonry facings. Address: Home Builders Branch of ARCHITECTS’ SERVICE BUREAU, P.O.Box 401, Bedford, Indiana INDIANA LIMESTONE COMPANY 47 ENTRANCE L. C. HANNA RESIDENCE. Cleveland. Ohio Third Edition February, 1929 WALKER & GILLETTE. Architects PRINTED IN U. 0. A. BY MEAO-GRECE PRINTING 00. CHICAGO Thir ? Edkkm February, 1929 J 7 ie Nation’s Building Stone