by BSR | Dec 21, 2020 | Historic, Statue
Located at the St. Lawrence and St. Mary Collaborative, i.e. the parish of St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline, MA this statue was covered in dirt and algae and needed some special attention to restore it to it’s pristine white color. By carefully power...
by BSR | Oct 29, 2020 | For fun, Gravestone, Headstone, Historic
Spooky season has arrived! While some may argue that this year as a whole could be categorized as spooky, the time has come for us to focus on the seasonal spooky that is Halloween. As stone restoration professionals we’re drawn to all things stone, and this time of...
by Staff | Jan 8, 2020 | Historic, Interior Design
Countertops serve both a functional and aesthetic purpose in the kitchen. While they are great surfaces to prepare and serve meals, they also have the potential to dramatically enhance the visual appeal of a room. Natural stones, such as granite and marble, have...
by Staff | Aug 14, 2019 | Historic
For hundreds of years, New England’s natural stone resources have been an asset to the region’s development. With quarries throughout the area, like those in Quincy, Plymouth, and East Longmeadow, New Englanders have used these resources to create, explore, and...
by Staff | May 30, 2019 | Community, Facilities, Historic, Limestone, Marble, Restoration
Have you ever been inside the Pastore Federal Building in Providence, RI? Completed in May of 1940, this historic building houses a post office in addition to being a courthouse.Two months ago, Boston Stone Restoration was contacted by a contractor working on the...
by Staff | Mar 6, 2019 | Community, Historic, Limestone, Restoration
At Boston Stone Restoration we love to work on old buildings with lots of history and charm. The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank is a brick and granite, Colonial Revival-building that was built in 1928 in Newburyport, MA. Designed by Thomas M. James & Co. and...
