Vulcan Park Events
Linn-Henley Gallery
Linn-Henley Gallery
August 24, 2007 - August 31, 2008:
Birmingham Rocks! History and Use of Native Sandstone in our Landscape and Architecture
Explore the history of the use of native sandstone for construction in the Birmingham area since the period when the city was founded. The exhibition uses archives, architectural records and interviews with architects, contractors and sandstone quarry operators in the Oneonta area.
Key components of the exhibition include:
* Geological description, mapping and examples of various sorts of sandstone in the Birmingham region.
* Hisorical survey of sandstone houses, bridges, neighborhood gateways, retaining walls, park pavilions and other structures in Birmingham built over the decades.
* History and presentation of current quarry operations and locations, stone cutting and shaping.
Supported by a grant from the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Made possible, in part by, Southern Progress Corporation, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Ilges-Chenoweth Foundation INC.
Vulcan Park and Museum acknowledges the support provided by the Jefferson County Commission through the Jefferson County Community Arts Fund administered by the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham.
