On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, mflynch wrote:
> North River Bluestone refers to a blue sandstone from the mid-Hudson Valley
> (mostly Ulster County) that was used extensively for sidewalks in the mid
to
> late 19th and early 20th centuries.  The "North river" referred to was the
> Hudson River.  Although the Ulster County quarries are silent now (there is
> still "bluestone" quarried in the Helderberg area of SW Albany county),
> there is an excellent outdoor sculpture garden/museum in woodstock, NY
> called Opus 40 which is built of bluestone.

Of course,  the latest preservation fashion has "bluestone" going in all over
New York City - the dark tinted concrete imitating "the original bluestone
sidewalks".  Small problem:  in most late 19th century historic districts
bluestone was the exception.  Sidewalk installers then were all caught up in
the fad of that period: newly developed concrete sidewalks (untinted).

Don't say we worry about little things like cut vs. drawn nails in New York!!!

Christopher Gray