Originally constructed for the Erie Railroad, the Starrucca Viaduct completion was in 1848. The Bluestone structure stretches 1,040 feet long, rises 100 feet high and expands 25 feet wide at the top. 

Recently purchased by the owners of Meshoppen Stone, Endless Mountain Minerals in Susquehanna, PA, has grown to be the largest Bluestone fabricator and distributor.

This year’s Study Tour was based out of Binghamton, NY, and visited Bluestone quarries in New York and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at the four-day event.

Stone World recently sat down with Jane Bennett, executive vice president of the Natural Stone Institute, to recap the association’s recent Study Tour in the Bluestone region of Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. 

Thomas Ruane of Robinson Flagstone took the time to talk to Stone World magazine about trends in flagstone and about the increase demand for the product.

Natural stone was an essential component of a residential design in Bernardsville, NJ, to capture the organic feel of the home’s woodsy surroundings. The design team from Wayne, NJ-based JR Frank Design LLC strongly desired to connect the expansive residence with nature.

Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY, which was originally constructed in the 1860s, had become a blighted area in the middle of the 20th century, and at the time, was turned into the Kate Wollman Memorial skating complex.