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...
by BSR | Jul 18, 2018 | Historic, Home Improvement, MicroGuard, Residential, Restoration, Sealing, Terrazzo
Newport, RI — Our biggest project and challenge of the summer was just completed last week. We were so excited to be chosen to work on this unusual job of restoring a 4,400 square foot terrazzo pool deck on Newport’s famed Cliff Walk. The historic home,...
by BSR | May 24, 2018 | DIY, Granite, Gravestone, Headstone, Historic, Marble, Mausoleum, Monument
The elements can wreak havoc on marble, granite and slate headstones and memorial monuments. Many Americans take a little time each year around Memorial Day to clean and refresh family headstones, especially the stones for those who have served in the military. If you...
by BSR | Sep 27, 2017 | Historic, Marble
At Boston Stone Restoration we are used to the intricacies and joys of restoring the 19th-century marble floors and foyers popular in the gilded age. We’ve been working in Boston’s Back Bay and Beacon Hill for decades. So how could we resist when our...
