Etowah marble explained

Etowah marble, also called Georgia pink marble, is a marble with a characteristic pink, salmon, or rose color that comes from quarries near Tate, Georgia.^[1]

Notable buildings built with Etowah (also Ethowa) marble

• Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1923, architects Walker and Weeks, Cleveland, Ohio
• College Hall (former home of Charles Edward Ringling and wife Edith), 1925, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida
• Allen Memorial Medical Library, 1926, architects Walker and Weeks, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
• Cook Hall (former home of Charles Edward Ringling's daughter, Hester Ringling Sanford), New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida
• Carillon, Bok Tower Gardens, 1927, Lake Wales, Florida
• Joslyn Art Museum, John and Alan McDonald, architects, 1928, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Tate House, 1928, architects Walker and Weeks, Tate, Georgia Pink Palace Museum, 1930, Memphis, Tennessee

References

1. Web site: Material Name: Etowah Marble . . January 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727082102/http://cameo.mfa.org/browse/record.asp?key=2171&subkey=3499&materialname=e&browse=1&search_displaycount=10000&search_start=1 . July 27, 2011 . dead .

See also

• Georgia Marble Company
• Creole marble
• List of types of marble