by BSR | Jul 3, 2021 | For fun, Gravestone, Headstone, Historic
Boston Stone Restoration has worked on many memorials, gravestones and crypts over the years, restoring the marble and granite that mark key moments in the development of our country. As a result, we’ve stumbled across a lot of amazing history. So for our July 4th...
by BSR | Jun 16, 2021 | Facilities, Historic, Municipal, Restoration
Municipal facilities restorations are some of our favorite jobs. Many municipal buildings are built to last for centuries. They are designed to be durable and house some of the most important services our communities need to function and prosper. Municipal office...
by BSR | Mar 16, 2021 | Historic, Limestone
It’s been a while since we posted about stone history, so today, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’d like to share a little history about the most famous rock in Ireland, the Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the...
by BSR | Feb 9, 2021 | Historic, Marble, mosaic, Uncategorized
For stone restoration pros, nothing is more fun than getting to problem solve on really old stone floors. Recently we were called in to the Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts to help determine if a mosaic floor from the turn of the 20th century could be...
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...
