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Stone Creations of Long Island Pavers and Masonry specializes in masonry design and outdoor living, serving communities all across Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn in all aspects of home improvement and repair. From custom brickwork and pavers to asphalt and concrete, Stone Creations of Long Island provides free estimates at your home or business seven days a week. With experienced employees, and a knowledgeable staff, Stone Creations of Long Island knows your home is your greatest investment and choosing the right masonry team to protect and enhance that investment is important. For any inquiries, we look forward to your questions and helping on your next home improvement or commercial project of any scale.
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"Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple
Portland, Oregon
Battle-scarred and masculine, a half-ruined shadow of its former self, botched reconstructive surgery layered onto what must have been a handsome facade, and looking both timelessly indestructible and like it might crumble any minute, the Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple is the Mickey Rourke of Portland architecture.
Like Mr. Rourke, the Temple has the attractive mystique of a ruin. You hate to have the mystery explained.
Luckily the story just gets weirder.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen was founded by John J. Upchurch, on October 27, 1868, in Meadsville, Pennsylvania. Upchurch was a mechanic, a Freemason, and a little unhappy with the lack of services provided by his previous fraternal organization, the League of Friendship of the Mechanical Order of the Sun.
So he founded his own secret society.
Upchurch brought some Masonic symbolism with him, namely the all-seeing eye, the square-and-compass, and the anchor emblem. To begin with Upchurch had 13 members and one new idea. When they got 1000 members, he was going to collect $1 from every member, and pay out $500 to the rightful heirs of any member who died. If they didn't have enough in the till, they'd collect $1 from everybody until they did.
Nothing much happened until 1873. Then, for some reason, it exploded.
By 1895 the A.O.U.W. had 6000 lodges all across the country, a membership of 318,000 in the U.S. and another 32,000 in Canada, and since its formation it had paid out to the widows and orphans of members some $70,000,000 -- in 1895 dollars. That's something like $1.79 billion today. Upchurch didn't invent life insurance in America, but directly (through the AOUW) and indirectly (through the Order's imitators), he brought life insurance within reach of hundreds of thousands of people. Incidentally the Order controlled an amazing amount of money.
In 1899, six million Americans were members of 350 different secret societies, representing 40% of the adult male population of the country, with lots of women's auxiliary organizations and black and Jewish parallel organizations.
These societies broke down into broad categories:
* mutual assessment fraternities, which were elementary insurance companies. Our A.O.U.W. was the first of these. Soon came many, many, many imitators. To pull a few evocative names from a long list: the Fraternal Mystic Circle, the Native Sons of the Golden West, the Empire Knights of Relief, the Mystic Workers of the World, and the Prudent Patricians of Pompeii.
* Masonic bodies, the biggest category, for instance the American Rite, the Scottish Rite, the Rosicrucians, and other splinter groups such as the Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
* military orders and societies, like the Grand Army of the Republic, which itself had half a million members in 1890
* patriotic and political orders, for instance the Loyal Men of American Liberty, the Knights of Reciprocity, and the Order of the Little Red School House
* Greek fraternities, including lots of familiar Greek letters and the infamous Skull and Bones
* benevolent or "friendly" societies, like the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Improved Order of Red Men, the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-hoo (half-ironic, Arkansas, founded 1892 during a drinking binge), the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, etc.
* mystic and theosophical societies: Brotherhood of the West Gate, the Hermetic Brothers of Luxor, and the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Judging from the buildings they left behind, these societies continued to flourish through the 1910s and the 1920s. There's indication that they worked the levers of power behind the curtain ran big parts of the country, or thought they did.
They certainly had money to invest.
The largest Masonic building in the country is in Detroit, dating from 1926, and a real skyscraper. The elaborate 1925 Elks Club in Los Angeles was known as City Hall West, because so many deals were done there and "So many politicans, judges and powerful figures haunted the opulent classrooms and halls."
In Phoenix, the relationship was even a little closer -- the old 1929 city hall WAS a Masonic lodge, the cornerstone proudly says so, and it was designed by a Masonic architect summoned all the way from Louisiana. If there was any embarrasment about blurring the distinction between the secret men's club and the local government, you'd never know it.
This isn't the only example in Portland: what is now the west building of the Governor Hotel was built as the Elks Temple, reportedly the largest Elks club in the country when constructed in 1923. The interior upstairs still features some of the Elks'...exotic preoccupations. The main Masonic Temple in Portland was terrifically expensive for 1924 and is now part of the art museum.
The founder Upchurch visited Portland in 1885, as part of a west coast tour, and was disappointed at what he found. "There was a fearful state of affairs in this Jurisdiction, especially in and around Portland.... It will take more than I am able to give to enthuse them."
The very existence of the 1892 building signals a dramatic turnaround in the local organization. Caused by what? No idea. It's only a guess to say that they needed all six of these stories for offices, records, publications, meeting rooms, self-improvement activities. Just maybe there's a ballroom-sized auditorium up there on the fifth floor behind those big arched windows. But we also know that the national AUOW conference came to Portland in June, 1902, eight hundred delegates from across the country.
The anchor in the rondel is accounted for, not by any particular nautical association, but from one of the AOUW's emblems. For better or worse, they didn't really indulge in the camels, scimitars, sphinxes, double-headed eagles, stern statues of Hammurabi, and other exotic details you might find elsewhere.
The large number of bricked-in windows and doors -- anybody's guess.
The architect was Justus (or Justice) Krumbein, who had a respectable career in Oregon, like designing the razed 1884 Kamm Block and the second Oregon State Capitol in Salem, the one that burned. The masonry contractor was one Edward Killfeather. No big clues there.
According to historical photos dating from 1981, it's been in this neglected condition for 30 years.
Mystery: unsolved.
Copyright 2009 Walt Lockley. All rights reserved."
The Bundaberg War Memorial was incomplete when it was first unveiled on Anzac Day 1921, as the statue had not arrived from Italy. Later in the year, it was unveiled in its complete form. It was designed by Bundaberg architect, F H Faircloth and the masonry contractors were Anselm and Odling of Sydney. The granite, trachyte and marble memorial honours one local man who served in the Boer War and the 227 local men who served in the First World War.
At 38 feet high, the memorial is of a massive scale and comprises a pedestal surmounted by a column and a digger statue The Bundaberg digger was imported from Italy and is constructed of Italian marble. The completed memorial, at a cost of £1,650 was the third most costly to be erected in Queensland. It is a major regional memorial and one of the two most intact digger memorials that remain in their original settings of intersections, the other is at Aramac.
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At Edgar Kaufmann Sr.'s suggestion, where the windows meet the ragged stones walls, the glass runs directly into caulking channels, blurring the line between the exterior and interior space.
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
At Edgar Kaufmann Sr.'s suggestion, where the windows meet the ragged stones walls, the glass runs directly into caulking channels, blurring the line between the exterior and interior space.
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
Fallingwater, sometimes referred to as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence or just the Kaufmann Residence, located within a 5,100-acre nature reserve 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1936 and 1939. Built over a 30-foot flowing waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the house served as a vacation retreat for the Kaufmann family including patriarch, Edgar Kaufmann Sr., was a successful Pittsburgh businessman and president of Kaufmann's Department Store, and his son, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., who studied architecture briefly under Wright. Wright collaborated with staff engineers Mendel Glickman and William Wesley Peters on the structural design, and assigned his apprentice, Robert Mosher, as his permanent on-site representative throughout construction. Despite frequent conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann, and the construction contractor, the home and guesthouse were finally constructed at a cost of $155,000.
Quarrying of the Pottsville sandstone for the Fallingwater walls began the winter before the house's foundation was laid, in 1935-1936, under the direction of masonry contractor Norbert James Zeller. Zeller's men transported the stones via horse-drawn sled from the quarry, just up the hill. Frank Lloyd Wright specified that some of the stones should be as long as possible while others should be of various lengths.
Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was listed among the Smithsonian's 28 Places to See Before You Die. In a 1991 poll of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), it was voted "the best all-time work of American architecture." In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked #29 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #74001781 (1974)
PCC’s mission to prepare a skilled local workforce will once again include masonry training beginning May 15. The N.C. Masonry Contractors Association has been instrumental in helping the program get off the ground, including donating several loads of masonry supplies and tools to campus the morning of April 21.
Stone Creations of Long Island Pavers and Masonry specializes in masonry design and outdoor living, serving communities all across Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn in all aspects of home improvement and repair. From custom brickwork and pavers to asphalt and concrete, Stone Creations of Long Island provides free estimates at your home or business seven days a week. With experienced employees, and a knowledgeable staff, Stone Creations of Long Island knows your home is your greatest investment and choosing the right masonry team to protect and enhance that investment is important. For any inquiries, we look forward to your questions and helping on your next home improvement or commercial project of any scale.
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Based in Deer Park N. Y, Stone Creations of Long Island provides Masonry Home Improvements to customers throughout Long Island. Established in 2009 Stone Creations of Long Island's team has over 20 years experience in the Masonry and Concrete Business.
Helping customers to improve and update their homes, Stone Creations of Long Island provides residential and commercial work. With a desire to excel and a trained workforce, Stone Creations of Long Island provides cost-effective solutions to increase your property’s value and safety.
Stone Creations of Long Island offers a variety of services to fit all your home exterior needs. Providing year-round services to keep your property safe and clean throughout the changing seasons. From driveways and masonry to powerwashing and paver sealing, Stone Creations of Long Island is the only company you need to call.
• Paving Stone Systems for Patios & Driveways
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• Complete Landscape Design & Services
Stone Creations of Long Island looks forward to hearing from you.
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(631) 678-6896
Based in Deer Park, N.Y, Stone Creations of Long Island Pavers and Masonry specializes in masonry design and installation, serving communities all across Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn in all aspects of home improvement and repair. From custom brickwork and pavers to asphalt and concrete, Stone Creations of Long Island provides free estimates at your home or business seven days a week. With experienced, reliable employees, and a knowledgeable staff Stone Creations of Long Island knows your home is your greatest investment and choosing the right masonry team to protect and enhance that investment is important. For any inquiries, we look forward to your questions and helping on your next home improvement or commercial project of any scale.
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The Gilgal Sculpture Garden is a small public city park, located at 749 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The park, which is filled with unusual symbolic statuary associated with Mormonism, notably to the Sphinx with Joseph Smith's head, was a labor of love designed and created by LDS businessman Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. (1888-1963) in his spare time. The park contains 12 original sculptures and over 70 stones engraved with scriptures, poems and literary texts. Gilgal Sculpture Garden is the only designated "visionary art environment" in the state of Utah.
Thomas Child, a masonry contractor and Bishop of the 10th Salt Lake LDS ward, conceived of a symbolic sculpture garden that would be a retreat from the world and a tribute to his most cherished religious and personal beliefs. He began building the garden in the back yard of his family home in 1945, when he was 57 years old, and continued to pour his time and money into the work until his death in 1963. Child named the garden Gilgal after the Biblical location where Joshua ordered the Israelites to place twelve stones as a memorial. The name "Gilgal" is sometimes translated to mean "circle of standing stones," an appropriate appellation for a sculpture garden. Gilgal is also the name of a city and a valley in The Book of Mormon, a sacred scripture in Mormonism.
Many of the sculptures and quotations found at Gilgal refer to LDS themes: the restoration of the Priesthood, the great Mormon migration west, and the many similarities Child saw between the ancient Israelites and his LDS forefathers, who sacrificed all for their faith.
Although Child was not a classically trained artist, he went to great lengths to obtain and shape the perfect stones for his beloved garden. He created a complete workshop in his yard for handling and cutting the stones, proudly stating that all the finish work for his statues was completed on the site. He also used some unconventional tools to cut the stones, including an oxyacetylene torch (usually used for welding).
The finished statues are likewise unconventional, even eccentric: a sacrificial altar, a shrine to Child's beloved wife Bertha, even a sphinx with the face of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. Child, who shared the garden with thousands of visitors over his lifetime, knew that not everyone would appreciate his particular artistic vision. His primary concern, however, was that the garden would succeed in making people think: "You don't have to agree with me," he said. "You may think I am a nut, but I hope I have aroused your thinking and curiosity."
The Gilgal Sculpture Garden is a small public city park, located at 749 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The park, which is filled with unusual symbolic statuary associated with Mormonism, notably to the Sphinx with Joseph Smith's head, was a labor of love designed and created by LDS businessman Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. (1888-1963) in his spare time. The park contains 12 original sculptures and over 70 stones engraved with scriptures, poems and literary texts. Gilgal Sculpture Garden is the only designated "visionary art environment" in the state of Utah.
Thomas Child, a masonry contractor and Bishop of the 10th Salt Lake LDS ward, conceived of a symbolic sculpture garden that would be a retreat from the world and a tribute to his most cherished religious and personal beliefs. He began building the garden in the back yard of his family home in 1945, when he was 57 years old, and continued to pour his time and money into the work until his death in 1963. Child named the garden Gilgal after the Biblical location where Joshua ordered the Israelites to place twelve stones as a memorial. The name "Gilgal" is sometimes translated to mean "circle of standing stones," an appropriate appellation for a sculpture garden. Gilgal is also the name of a city and a valley in The Book of Mormon, a sacred scripture in Mormonism.
Many of the sculptures and quotations found at Gilgal refer to LDS themes: the restoration of the Priesthood, the great Mormon migration west, and the many similarities Child saw between the ancient Israelites and his LDS forefathers, who sacrificed all for their faith.
Although Child was not a classically trained artist, he went to great lengths to obtain and shape the perfect stones for his beloved garden. He created a complete workshop in his yard for handling and cutting the stones, proudly stating that all the finish work for his statues was completed on the site. He also used some unconventional tools to cut the stones, including an oxyacetylene torch (usually used for welding).
The finished statues are likewise unconventional, even eccentric: a sacrificial altar, a shrine to Child's beloved wife Bertha, even a sphinx with the face of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. Child, who shared the garden with thousands of visitors over his lifetime, knew that not everyone would appreciate his particular artistic vision. His primary concern, however, was that the garden would succeed in making people think: "You don't have to agree with me," he said. "You may think I am a nut, but I hope I have aroused your thinking and curiosity."
Based in Deer Park N. Y, Stone Creations of Long Island provides Masonry Home Improvements to customers throughout Long Island. Established in 2009 Stone Creations of Long Island's team has over 20 years experience in the Masonry and Concrete Business.
Helping customers to improve and update their homes, Stone Creations of Long Island provides residential and commercial work. With a desire to excel and a trained workforce, Stone Creations of Long Island provides cost-effective solutions to increase your property’s value and safety.
Stone Creations of Long Island offers a variety of services to fit all your home exterior needs. Providing year-round services to keep your property safe and clean throughout the changing seasons. From driveways and masonry to powerwashing and paver sealing, Stone Creations of Long Island is the only company you need to call.
• Paving Stone Systems for Patios & Driveways
• Outdoor Cooking, Entertainment Design & Installations
• Complete Landscape Design & Services
Stone Creations of Long Island looks forward to hearing from you.
Call for a free estimate:
(631) 678-6896
Smithtown NY 11787 Swimming Pools, Landscape & Masonry Designer Contractor Company
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Entertain like a Pro with a custom built BBQ and Bar combo area. Enjoy the best memories gathered around the hearth of a top of the line Grill and share a cold one by the pool. Located in Smithtown this home came to Gappsi for a full overhaul of their Backyard. Pool, Patio, Spa, BBQ/Bar and landscaping was on their agenda and Gappsi provided all those and more at the highest level of service. Gappsi provides Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass Swimming pools and Hot Tubs for Residential and commercial application in Smithtown 11787, we also provide Design and installation of Landscape and Masonry for all Nassau County Long Island. Using Hanover wall system to build the structure Gappsi incorporated a refrigerator storage drawers a trashcan drawer a 42 inch grill head and a paper towel holder. The components were delivered and installed on sight and fits perfectly within the structure. with the soft tan and brown colors of the grill the homeowner gravitated directly to Gappsi Signature Natural Stone Travertine. Fiorito French pattern brings a unique one of a kind look and feel hard to replicated. The patio stones are cool to the touch and texture is pleasant to bare feet even during the hot summers. Our Showroom displays the most unique Travertine, Porphyry, Granite, Marble, Limestone and Sandstone pavers along with pool copings and veneers. Ready to be picked up at our Yard at 1015 west Jericho Turn Pike Smithtown NY or delivered to your Location in Smithtown NY 11787 To preserve and beautify your natural Paving stones in Baldwin NY Gappsi offers cleaning and sealing of patios Driveways and retaining walls. For commercial and residential Applications in Smithtown NY, Suffolk County Long Island. To keep cool and protected from the elements a Cantilever umbrella system blocks unwanted rays and rain from the Chef. Also four swivel bar stools made of cast iron were supplied to complete this project. Gappsi has an all new Outdoor furniture showroom with any and all you could imagine. Deep seating, dining, and lounges as well as fire pits and umbrellas, Gappsi is truly your one stop shop. From design and Install to service and staging there is no one better suited to accommodate your every need for your dream backyard. Gappsi also provides Home Remodeling Kitchens and Baths Roofing and siding for residence of Smithtown, if you are also looking to expand or update the home itself. We are more than a one trick pony. To complete the project Gappsi landscape team came in and added color and life to the project from bright black eyed Susan's to full lush grasses our team are experts in placing the right plant in the proper place. If in need of Lawn and garden irrigation, in Smithtown NY 11787 Gappsi can provide these services along with PVC, wood aluminum and lop-loc fences installation.
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Front row L to R: High School medalists—Silver-Jose Jaquez-Valles, Paul M. Hodgson Vo-Tech (Del.); Gold-Grant Helms, West Rowan High School (N.C.); and Bronze-Dylan Cates, Meridian Technology Center (Okla.). Back row L to R: College/Postsecondary medalists—Silver-Khalif Collier Sr., Albany Technical College (Ga.); Gold-Ashton White, Rowan Cabarrus Community College-Salisbury (N.C.); and Bronze-Jesus Ruiz, Arizona Masonry Contractors Association (Ariz.).
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Bethpage 11714 Swimming Pools - Landscape & Masonry Designer Contractor Company
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Have Gappsi design and install for you a covered cooking and entertaining Pavillion in your own backyard. A great anchor to have a large gathering and a BBQ Pit masters dream with custom grilling components this home in Bethpage NY 11714 was design and built by the Specialist of Gappsi. Encompassing all degrees of work that Gappsi does we seamlessly coordinated this entire build from its infancy to what you see here. Starting with our designers we mapped and planned out having a raised area overlooking the sprawling yard and pool area. Two light piers give soft ambient light to enhance the area as well as designating the path to traverse up towards the house. To create a warm separate space to enjoy cool autumn nights on Long Island we created a seating wall with a built in fire pit. The concept behind this placement is to be able to unwind and relax while enjoying the cascading water feature wall into the pool, a quite serene area to reflect or share stories with loved ones. Gappsi provides Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass Swimming pools and Hot Tubs for Residential and commercial application in Bethpage NY 11714, we also provide Design and installation of Landscape and Masonry for all Nassau County Long Island. The Open Framed Pavilion that was built by our Carpentry division boast hi-hat lighting as well as custom Bose Speaker system that radiates sound to envelope the whole yard for a big gathering. Gappsi also provides Home Remodeling Kitchens and Baths Roofing and siding for residence of Bethpage. Our masonry team built a two tier BBQ Bar area that includes a 42" Lynx Grill with matching components including side burner warming draw smoker refrigerator and storage drawers. Using cultured stone veneer to match the existing house the rustic stacked stone gives texture and a contrast to the natural stone travertine patio and coping that Gappsi Imports directly from overseas. This homeowner used a French Pattern Moca chocolate colored travertine and coping to step out of the norm and add a rich and old world material into their backyard. Our Showroom displays the most unique Travertine, Porphyry, Granite, Marble, Limestone and Sandstone pavers along with pool copings and veneers. Ready to be picked up at our Yard at 1015west Jericho Turn Pike Smithtown NY or delivered to your Location in Bethpage NY. To preserve and beautify your natural Paving stones in Bethpage Gappsi offers cleaning and sealing of patios Driveways and retaining walls. For commercial and residential Applications in Bethpage NY, Nassau County Long Island. With all the raised walls and patio that Gappsi installed our Irrigation and Landscape team added color and life to the design with a raised flower bed on the upper patio and crucial subtle planting beds along the exposed wall. these nuances show that Gappsi is thoughtful and meticulous with not only building and designing but creating a living breathing work of art that you the homeowner can enjoy. notice the natural stepping stone walk towards the rest of the yard, these small design elements help tie together a whole design and create a truly one of a kind backyard that any homeowner can be proud of. If in need of Lawn and garden irrigation, in Bethpage NY 11714 Gappsi can provide these services along with PVC, wood aluminum and lop-loc fences installation. To complete your landscapes outdoor Sports and recreations Gappsi offers Bocce Courts, Putting greens, Sports and Tennis Courts also supply and installation of Synthetic Turf.
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The 2017 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference Competition Medalists were announced Friday, June 23, 2017 at Freedom Hall in Louisville.
Masonry
Kelby Thornton
High School Central Cabarrus High School
Gold Concord, NC
MasonryElijah Williams
High School Triplett Business & Tech Institute
Silver Mount Jackson, VA
MasonryCole Christadore
High School H H Ellis Technical High School
Bronze Danielson, CT
MasonryJake Freeman
College Wallace Community College-Selma
Gold Selma, AL
MasonryRonald Vann
College Williamson College of the Trades
Silver Media, PA
MasonryRamon Vargas
College Arizona Masonry Contractors Association
Bronze Phoenix, AZ
Valley Stream Swimming Pools, Landscape & Masonry Designer Contractor Company 11580, 11582, 11583
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Located along the Nassau Queens border near the third leg of the Triple Crown Belmont Raceway Valley Stream boast a long history of working class people who enjoy their weekends at home. Teaming up with Gappsi group of designers, Contractors and landscape professionals the hardworking homeowner came to the right place to perfect the backyard design and layout. Anchoring the entire project was a large Freeform swimming pool to cool off during those hot long island summer days. Gappsi provides Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass Swimming pools and Hot Tubs for Residential and commercial application in Valley Stream 11580, we also provide Design and installation of Landscape and Masonry for all Nassau County Long Island. Tucked as close as possible to the back of the property Gappsi incorporated a spill over waterfall feature that helps drown out the noises around the neighborhood as well as add a visual delight whether in the pool or up on the patio under the roof structure. Built to ease the suns harsh rays Gappsi incorporated a fan and high hat lighting to keep guests cool and extend the party way into the night. Gappsi also provides Home Remodeling Kitchens and Baths Roofing and siding for residence of Valley Stream. Notice the two columns resting upon Pier caps that are incorporated in the seating wall that separates the two areas. Using Gappsi Fiorito natural stone travertine in French pattern adds movement to the entire design and helps blend the colors of the rock faced walls and fireplace together to make one cohesive unit. Our Showroom displays the most unique Travertine, Porphyry, Granite, Marble, Limestone and Sandstone pavers along with pool copings and veneers. Ready to be picked up at our Yard at 1015 West Jericho Turnpike Smithtown NY or delivered to your Location in Valley Stream 11583. A custom fireplace was built to add warmth and extend the season of enjoyment deep into the fall as the leaves change and the air gets crisp. To preserve and beautify your natural Paving stones in Baldwin NY Gappsi offers cleaning and sealing of patios Driveways and retaining walls. For commercial and residential Applications in Valley Stream, Nassau County Long Island.
All these areas were methodically planned out to give the homeowner a versatile multifaceted yard, creating different environments within one yard. adding balance landscape beds along the property line provides privacy as well and bring life and color to feel like one with nature. If in need of Lawn and garden irrigation, in Valley Stream 11582 Gappsi can provide these services along with PVC, wood aluminum and lop-loc fences installation.
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The Gilgal Sculpture Garden is a small public city park, located at 749 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The park, which is filled with unusual symbolic statuary associated with Mormonism, notably to the Sphinx with Joseph Smith's head, was a labor of love designed and created by LDS businessman Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. (1888-1963) in his spare time. The park contains 12 original sculptures and over 70 stones engraved with scriptures, poems and literary texts. Gilgal Sculpture Garden is the only designated "visionary art environment" in the state of Utah.
Thomas Child, a masonry contractor and Bishop of the 10th Salt Lake LDS ward, conceived of a symbolic sculpture garden that would be a retreat from the world and a tribute to his most cherished religious and personal beliefs. He began building the garden in the back yard of his family home in 1945, when he was 57 years old, and continued to pour his time and money into the work until his death in 1963. Child named the garden Gilgal after the Biblical location where Joshua ordered the Israelites to place twelve stones as a memorial. The name "Gilgal" is sometimes translated to mean "circle of standing stones," an appropriate appellation for a sculpture garden. Gilgal is also the name of a city and a valley in The Book of Mormon, a sacred scripture in Mormonism.
Many of the sculptures and quotations found at Gilgal refer to LDS themes: the restoration of the Priesthood, the great Mormon migration west, and the many similarities Child saw between the ancient Israelites and his LDS forefathers, who sacrificed all for their faith.
Although Child was not a classically trained artist, he went to great lengths to obtain and shape the perfect stones for his beloved garden. He created a complete workshop in his yard for handling and cutting the stones, proudly stating that all the finish work for his statues was completed on the site. He also used some unconventional tools to cut the stones, including an oxyacetylene torch (usually used for welding).
The finished statues are likewise unconventional, even eccentric: a sacrificial altar, a shrine to Child's beloved wife Bertha, even a sphinx with the face of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. Child, who shared the garden with thousands of visitors over his lifetime, knew that not everyone would appreciate his particular artistic vision. His primary concern, however, was that the garden would succeed in making people think: "You don't have to agree with me," he said. "You may think I am a nut, but I hope I have aroused your thinking and curiosity."
Based in Deer Park N. Y, Stone Creations of Long Island provides Masonry Home Improvements to customers throughout Long Island. Established in 2009 Stone Creations of Long Island's team has over 20 years experience in the Masonry and Concrete Business.
Helping customers to improve and update their homes, Stone Creations of Long Island provides residential and commercial work. With a desire to excel and a trained workforce, Stone Creations of Long Island provides cost-effective solutions to increase your property’s value and safety.
Stone Creations of Long Island offers a variety of services to fit all your home exterior needs. Providing year-round services to keep your property safe and clean throughout the changing seasons. From driveways and masonry to powerwashing and paver sealing, Stone Creations of Long Island is the only company you need to call.
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