A Step Above, Well, Steps...

Marble steps became status symbols for Baltimorean's in the early 1900's. Despite the challenge of keeping them white, they ornament the face of many rowhomes and city buildings. Such prominent buildings that exhibit this fancy mineral are:
• Countless stone steps in Baltimore City, Md.
• City Hall, Baltimore, Md.
• Columns of Towson Court House, Towson, Md.
• Eutaw Place Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md.
• The Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md.
• Loyola College, Baltimore, Md.
• University of Maryland Arts and Science Building at College Park, Md.
• 108 columns for the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
• U.S. Post Office, Washington, D.C.
• Part of Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
• Girard College, Philadelphia, Pa.
• The Drexel Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Part of Fisher Building, Detroit, Michigan
• The Spires of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City
• Metropolitan Club, New York City

(1953, November). Tells of Two Industries That Flourished in this Area Many Years Ago. The Towson Topics. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.