Wakeman Buff sandstone

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Description

A fine-grain, pale buff color sandstone quarried near Wakeman in Lorain County, Ohio (Lent 1925). Wakeman Buff sandstone has many fine dark veins in spider web patterns. It was used for the interior and exterior of buildings.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Spider Web sandstone

Resources and Citations

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925

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