tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post5769712957166949234..comments2023-12-06T07:10:01.683-06:00Comments on Twin Cities Daily Photo: Like A StoneSteve Cuddihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08617072941840879211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-20725806716408942612008-12-22T14:54:00.000-06:002008-12-22T14:54:00.000-06:00No kidding....that is the actual color of the ston...No kidding....that is the actual color of the stone. I'm very surprised. Then also the headers above the windows must be hand carved because each is unique. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info and I'll have to get some more photos of this building.Steve Cuddihyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617072941840879211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-25788645142433258592008-12-22T08:21:00.000-06:002008-12-22T08:21:00.000-06:00yes, that's the natural color. there was a buildi...yes, that's the natural color. there was a building in duluth made of the same stuff, called the Redstone Apartments.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-70593517862597800162008-12-22T01:48:00.000-06:002008-12-22T01:48:00.000-06:00Assuming that's the 1889 Germania Bank Buildin...Assuming that's the 1889 Germania Bank Building (now St. Paul Bldg., sw corner of 5th & Wabasha), the Ramsey County Historical Society's recently published <A HREF="http://www.rchs.com/books.htm" REL="nofollow">Rocky Roots, Geology and Stone Construction in Downtown St. Paul, 2nd Edition</A> indicates that it's <A HREF="http://hunts-upguide.com/jacobsville.html" REL="nofollow">Jacobsville sandstone</A> from the U.P. The uniformly red variant is cleverly called <I>redstone</I> and is also used in the Endicott Bldg. (which wraps around the original Pioneer Press Bldg. with entries on Robert and 4th).DIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042416432070664305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-23570357545529478682008-12-20T02:49:00.000-06:002008-12-20T02:49:00.000-06:00Very handsome stone indeed.Very handsome stone indeed.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.com