Building Stone Magazine: Vol. 39, № 1 (Summer 2017)


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ON THE COVER
Built more than a century ago, the Georgia White marble exterior of the Minnesota State Capitol Building was in dire need of a facelift. Through the collaboration of an extensive team of stone experts, the exterior facade was cleaned and repaired over a four-year stretch. The restoration was broken down into five phases, which involved the reproduction of 3,949 custom stone pieces — each one assigned its own shop ticket and unique number. To learn more about the massive undertaking, turn to the story beginning on page 8.

Stone World Magazine: Vol. 34, № 6 (June 2017)


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Recently, Michels Stone of Fond du Lac, WI, a division of Michels Corp., obtained the ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Dimension Stone Certification. Read more about the company and the process it went through beginning on page 42. Michels Stone is one of several stone producers featured in the U.S. Quarried Stone focus of this issue of Stone World.