Etowah marble
Etowah marble at the Joslyn Art Museum Omaha, NE
Etowah marble, also called Georgia pink marble, is a marble with a characteristic pink, salmon, or rose color that comes from quarries near Tate, Georgia.[1]
Notable buildings built with Etowah (also Ethowa) marble
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1923, Walker and Weeks, architects
- Tate House, Tate, Georgia, 1924, Walker and Weeks, architects
- College Hall (former home of Charles Edward Ringling and his wife, Edith), New College of Florida, 1925, Sarasota, Florida
- Cook Hall (former home of Charles Edward Ringling's daughter, Hester Ringling Sanford), New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida
- Carillon, Bok Tower Gardens, 1927, Lake Wales, Florida
- Joslyn Art Museum, John and Alan McDonald, architects, 1928, Omaha, Nebraska
References
- ↑ "Material Name: Etowah Marble". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
See also
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