Limestone in Kansas has not had the notoriety of similar limestones quarried in Indiana but is useful in many of the same applications. The most popular stone historically from Kansas is Silverdale. This stone is quarried in block form and sawn into slabs (my next blog article will go through the quarrying and fabrication process of Kansas Limestone). While admiring the historic and architecturally impressive projects in Kansas’s small towns like Winfield and Ark City, you will see dimensional stone heavily used, along with the flexibility of the stone cut for arches, pillars, surrounds, and countless other details like the ornate capitals shown below.
This long history of stonework is just a small part of why Buechel Stone’s journey into Kansas came to fruition. In our quest to be a full-service stone supplier, having our own stone for cut stone projects was a must. Silverdale was one of the first stones we promoted for cut stone, so we were already familiar with the stone’s properties.
Not long before our purchase in Kansas, we also started promoting another limestone from the area called Aged Parchment. This stone is a little more unique, having color and texture movement, as well as hard and soft spots. It is a little more difficult to use in cut stone, but its unique look makes it worth it.
These are just two of our more popular stones from Kansas. We also have another cut stone option called White Marigold. This stone is similar to another popular stone in Kansas called Cottonwood but is slightly different in color. The stone is lighter than Silverdale, with some occasional streaks of yellow to gold.
