Wakeman Buff sandstone

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

Additional Information

F.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.

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