Clark and McCormack Quarry and House

Clark Quarry and House
Location MN 23 at Pine St., Rockville, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°28′28″N 94°20′0″W / 45.47444°N 94.33333°W / 45.47444; -94.33333Coordinates: 45°28′28″N 94°20′0″W / 45.47444°N 94.33333°W / 45.47444; -94.33333
Built 1907
Architect Clark,John
Architectural style Georgian Revival
MPS Stearns County MRA
NRHP Reference # 82003046[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1982
Wire saw cutting operation

The Clark Quarry and House, located at Minnesota Highway 23 at Pine Street in Rockville in the U.S. state of Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Georgian Revival home was built by a Scottish immigrant, John Clark using pink granite from the adjacent quarry. The quarry also provided the material for the exterior walls of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul.[2][3][4]

References

  1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Clark & McCormack Quarry". HABS. Library of Congress. 1990. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  3. "History 1". The city of Cold Spring. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  4. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.


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