Stonework on the roof of Jordan Hall
| Description: |
Two people work on the Jordan Hall stonework on the roof of Jordan Hall. The building was constructed of reinforced concrete with brick infill on the exterior walls. The 2,797 tons of Balfour pink granite and 2,500 tons of limestone on the exterior walls is purely decorative and does not support the building structurally. |
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| Origin: | 1996-06-06 |
| Source: |
http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1356 |
| Collection: |
Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.838862, -86.172600 39.838862 -86.172600 |
| Subjects: |
Butler University--Buildings College buildings Construction workers Construction projects Stonemasons Roofs Ladders Pails Scaffolding Rope Brooms and brushes Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall Jordan Hall Masons Buckets Fairview campus |
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