McGill University in Montreal facing west

McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

Posted By North Country Slate On 17 Mar 2016

McGill University is the oldest in Montreal. Founded in 1821 thanks to the generous bequest of prominent Scottish merchant, James McGill, who drafted a petition in 1787 to improve Montreal’s education system. In 1884 women were allowed to attend classes at the university. Read More

Toronto Silver Plate Building (now known as The...

Posted By North Country Slate On 8 Jan 2016

Built in 1882 for James A Watt’s Toronto Silver Plate Company, the building is a classic example of a late 19th century industrial building; 4 story rectangular shaped, red brick cladding, stone trim, and slate gable roof. Read More

Murphy’s Windmill unfading slate roof at southwest corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA

Murphy’s Windmill – Southwest Corner Of...

Posted By North Country Slate On 4 Jan 2016

North Country Unfading Black roofing slate, 12″ x 6″ x 3/16″ 2″ headlap installation Built in 1905, the windmill pumped 40,000 gallons of water per day for irrigation at Golden Gate Park. Read More

North Christian Church in Columbus, IN gets a new unfading black slate roof

NORTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH – 850 TIPTON LANE,...

Posted By North Country Slate On 21 Dec 2015

North Country Unfading Black, 20″ x random width x 1/4″ Located in Columbus, Indiana, the North Christian Church was one of the last buildings designed by famous Finnish architect, Eero Saarinen. Read More

Vermilion Parish Courthouse slate roof restoration in Abbeville, LA

Vermilion Parish Courthouse – 100 S State...

Posted By North Country Slate On 28 Jul 2015

Abbeville is a small city in the Vermilion Parish of Louisiana and is located 20 miles southwest of Lafayette. Read More