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R. C. Pruyn, Englewood place, is a fine example of the 

 Potsdam sandstone, in rock-face ashlar work, with dressed 

 trimminofs of brownstone. In the cathedral the stone is 

 well selected generally and is laid in course work, the blocks 

 having rock-face surfaces. Some of them are ribbon-like in 

 appearance owing to the alternations of red and yellow lines 

 or thin layers. The facings are of Connecticut brownstone. 



Connecticut brownstone is noted in the Roman Catholic 

 cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, on Madison ave- 

 nue ; in Tweddle hall. State and North Pearl streets ; in the 

 Delavan house (first story and trimmings); First National 

 Bank building ; and in numerous fronts on the business 

 streets of the city. The cathedral, erected in 1852, is one of 

 the most notable examples of stone which has been damaged 

 through faulty construction. Excepting in the new, south 

 tower, nearly all of the blocks are set on edge. The stone 

 varies somewhat in texture, from fine-grained and shaly to 

 coarse-grained, but all of it shows a tendency to scale and 

 many of the fine-tooled surfaces have disappeared by reason 

 of this exfoliation which has been so extensive. A part of 

 the north wall has been re-dressed, and all of the exterior 

 wall must be so treated or rebuilt. 



The house fronts on Washington avenue and those on 

 Broadway and State street do not show so much flaking. 



The Massachusetts brown and red sandstones, from the 

 East Longmeadow quarries, are to be seen in the new Jewish 

 synagogue, Swan and Lancaster streets ; the First Presby- 

 terian church, corner of Willet and State streets, built in 

 1884; Calvary Baptist church. State street (first story); the 

 Commercial Bank building, and the Albany County Bank 

 building fronts on State street ; basement story and trim- 

 mings of the new armory, Washington avenue; Young 

 Men's Christian Association building, on North Pearl street ; 

 house of Grange Sard, on State street, and many other new 

 buildings. In nearly all cases this stone is used in rock- 

 face blocks, with dressed trimmings of the same. 



