Posted on Jun 6, 2022
‘A piece of history for your house’: Missouri auctions stone salvaged from Capitol Building
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On Friday morning, stones quarried more than 100 years ago performed one last service for Missouri.
Until recently, the dense white Burlington limestone pieces were part of the state Capitol Building completed in 1917. They provided surfaces for sidewalks and staircases, and formed rims for the three fountains that have attracted thousands of art students looking for subjects.
There were balusters, columns and medallions from the dome.
Retired from their original purpose during recent work to restore and preserve the exterior of the Capitol Building, on Friday they were auctioned with the proceeds dedicated to future needs of the Capitol.
The auction attracted both serious bidders and people who wanted to see, or perhaps take home, a piece of history.
“I think it is fantastic,” said Keke Walker of Columbia. “It would be so great to have a piece of history for your house.”
Until recently, the dense white Burlington limestone pieces were part of the state Capitol Building completed in 1917. They provided surfaces for sidewalks and staircases, and formed rims for the three fountains that have attracted thousands of art students looking for subjects.
There were balusters, columns and medallions from the dome.
Retired from their original purpose during recent work to restore and preserve the exterior of the Capitol Building, on Friday they were auctioned with the proceeds dedicated to future needs of the Capitol.
The auction attracted both serious bidders and people who wanted to see, or perhaps take home, a piece of history.
“I think it is fantastic,” said Keke Walker of Columbia. “It would be so great to have a piece of history for your house.”
‘A piece of history for your house’: Missouri auctions stone salvaged from Capitol Building
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..."“A lot of people have a misconception about Carthage marble,” Snyder said. “Chances are if you walked on gravel, you’ve walked on Carthage marble because all it is is limestone.”
But when it was cut and sold for architectural uses and monuments, its durability and color was sought after for many government buildings, churches, commercial buildings, houses and cemeteries.
“There’s Carthage marble all over the world,” Snyder said.
And though the crushed rock is widely used, there are still some slabs tucked away in overgrown storage sheds on quarry property that stone masons such as Snyder can access for projects that specifically call for it. But the larger use today is for crushed rock, he said.
The stones to be sold from the Capitol have been assembled on pallets and will be auctioned by the lot to the highest bidder. Photographs of the stones can be viewed online at https://capitol.mo.gov/missouri- state-capitol-commission- presents-historic-capitol- stone-auction or in person before the auction opens at 10 a.m. Friday at 1635 Industrial Drive in Jefferson City."
..."“A lot of people have a misconception about Carthage marble,” Snyder said. “Chances are if you walked on gravel, you’ve walked on Carthage marble because all it is is limestone.”
But when it was cut and sold for architectural uses and monuments, its durability and color was sought after for many government buildings, churches, commercial buildings, houses and cemeteries.
“There’s Carthage marble all over the world,” Snyder said.
And though the crushed rock is widely used, there are still some slabs tucked away in overgrown storage sheds on quarry property that stone masons such as Snyder can access for projects that specifically call for it. But the larger use today is for crushed rock, he said.
The stones to be sold from the Capitol have been assembled on pallets and will be auctioned by the lot to the highest bidder. Photographs of the stones can be viewed online at https://capitol.mo.gov/missouri- state-capitol-commission- presents-historic-capitol- stone-auction or in person before the auction opens at 10 a.m. Friday at 1635 Industrial Drive in Jefferson City."
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