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October 22, 1903
Gilpin Observer
Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado
What is this article about?
In London, architects are increasingly using white stone for imposing building facades due to greater spending on business premises. A prominent contractor predicts the city will become the world's finest architecturally, with two-thirds of contracts specifying stone frontages.
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Revival of The Stone Age.
Much of That Material Now Used In London Building.
The "stone age" is fast reviving in London, though in a more welcome form than that of old. There is a growing tendency to spend money more freely on business premises, and consequently architects, generally speaking, are enjoying more scope in designing structures with imposing elevations. To obtain the most handsome effect white stone has become the favorite and wherever monetary considerations will permit this is almost universally stipulated for in specifications.
"If this liberality continues," said a prominent contractor, "London will within a comparatively short period become the finest city in the world, architecturally speaking. At the present time two-thirds of the contracts in our hands specify for the use of stone frontages."
Much of That Material Now Used In London Building.
The "stone age" is fast reviving in London, though in a more welcome form than that of old. There is a growing tendency to spend money more freely on business premises, and consequently architects, generally speaking, are enjoying more scope in designing structures with imposing elevations. To obtain the most handsome effect white stone has become the favorite and wherever monetary considerations will permit this is almost universally stipulated for in specifications.
"If this liberality continues," said a prominent contractor, "London will within a comparatively short period become the finest city in the world, architecturally speaking. At the present time two-thirds of the contracts in our hands specify for the use of stone frontages."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Stone Age Revival
London Building
White Stone
Architecture
Contractor
Where did it happen?
London
Story Details
Location
London
Story Details
The 'stone age' is reviving in London through increased use of white stone for handsome building elevations, driven by freer spending on business premises; a prominent contractor states two-thirds of contracts specify stone frontages, predicting London will become the finest city architecturally.