North River bluestone

Description

A dark bluish gray sandstone quarried on the west side of the Catskill Mountains near the Delaware (formerly North) River in New York. In the 19th century, North River bluestone was used for sidewalks and curbs.

Synonyms and Related Terms

New York bluestone

Authority

• 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