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Murphy’s Windmill – Southwest Corner Of Golden Gate Park (Near 48th Avenue And Lincoln Way) San...

By Sheena Owen Jan 4th, 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. Named after Samuel G Murphy, a prominent San Francisco banker who donated $20,000 for its construction. The six story windmill was the largest in the world when it was built.

NORTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH – 850 TIPTON LANE, COLUMBUS, IN

By Sheena Owen Dec 21st, 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.

Vermilion Parish Courthouse – 100 S State Street, Abbeville, LA

By Sheena Owen Jul 28th, 2015

Abbeville is a small city in the Vermilion Parish of Louisiana and is located 20 miles southwest of Lafayette. Founded in 1854 by French missionary Père Antoine Desire Mégret, the city was patterned on a French Provencal Village and the first settlers were French speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia.

The Stout House – 1105 Locust Street (South Locust and 11th Street) –...

By Sheena Owen Jul 15th, 2015

The Stout House before re-roof. The Stout House was designed by architect John Spencer and built in 1890 for Frank D Stout, a lumber baron. The large home was split up into personal living space and business. Mr. Stout operated his business from the first floor which displayed the various wood flooring he sold.

Lady Meredith House (McGill University) – 1110 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC

By Sheena Owen Jun 25th, 2015

North Country Unfading Black (16″ x 8″ x 1/4″) smooth textured The Golden Square Mile (Le Mille Carré Doré) is located at the foot of Mount Royal. It’s a small neighbourhood built between 1850 and 1930. The Lady Meredith mansion was originally named Ardvarna and was completed in 1897.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co (B & O) – 901 W Pratt Street,...

By Sheena Owen Apr 6th, 2015

North Country Slate has been servicing the Maryland market for over 20 years. One of our more notable slate roof projects was the restoration of the B&O Museum in Baltimore. The Roundhouse was built in 1884 for $100,471.97. This massive circular structure is 245 feet in diameter, 135 feet high, 46,000 square feet and takes up almost 1 acre.

A new makeover for The Cathedral of Saint Paul (St. Paul’s Cathedral) in...

By Sheena Owen Feb 20th, 2015

The City of Birmingham, Alabama was founded in 1871. Twenty-two years later the St. Paul’s Cathedral was completed at an estimated cost of approximately $90,000. Designed by German born architect Adolphus Druiding, who immigrated to the United States in 1865, left his legacy designing over forty-one Roman Catholic churches throughout the Midwest.

Perth County Court House – 1 Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario, Canada

By Sheena Owen Feb 10th, 2015

On May 9, 1887 the doors opened to one of Ontario’s magnificent court houses. This was the second court house built as the original one (1853-1887) was also a jail and due to the poor ventilation, overcrowding, odour from the jail yard, eventually led to the court judges and personnel refusing to sit in the court room.

Things to look for when choosing slate

By Sheena Owen Jan 14th, 2015

1. RELIABLE slate suppler 2. CAPABLE roofer 3. Unfading or weathering slate 4. Oxidizable iron pyrite 5. Grading for thickness 6. Over / Under-nailing 7. Joint spacing 8. Headlap 9. Slates cut less than 5 inches wide 10.

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