Baltimore’s HILGARTNER Natural Stone Company traces its roots to 1863, when Ludwig Hilgartner and Gottfried Schimpf formed a stone company that grew into a longstanding local institution. After more than 150 years in the trade, HILGARTNER is especially known for preserving the skilled marble-finishing craft through its state-accredited apprenticeship program and for restoring historic stonework with traditional artisan knowledge.
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Works in Stone, IncFounded by stone mason Steven Ferrari, Works in Stone is a Pennsylvania company that casts architectural elements, restores historic masonry and creates hand-carved stonework. Ferrari learned traditional Scottish restoration methods as an apprentice to fourth- and fifth-generation masons and now brings more than 30 years of onsite masonry and terra-cotta experience to projects across the country. The company’s distinctive work combines old-world craft with modern casting, including its simulated terra-cotta process developed with Edison Coatings materials.UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA
Columbus Marble WorksFamily-owned Columbus Marble Works has been designing and manufacturing memorials and architectural stonework in Columbus, Mississippi, since 1846. Now operated by the heirs of Thomas Arthur McGahey, the fifth generation of McGaheys is active in the business, which works from a more-than-130,000-square-foot plant combining computer-controlled machinery with hands-on stonecraft. Its custom work ships throughout the United States and to several other countries.COLUMBUS, OH
Angelo's Marble & Granite IncFrom its Philadelphia shop, family-owned Angelo’s Marble & Granite custom-fabricates stone countertops and architectural surfaces for homes, commercial spaces, and multi-unit projects. The company’s career craftsmen have served the tri-state area for more than 20 years, pairing an on-site slab yard with collaborative design guidance and a fabrication shop. Angelo’s says it has completed more than 35,000 installations and offers custom edge work alongside its standard profiles.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Miller DruckMiller Druck is a New York stone contractor and fabricator that supplies, crafts, installs, and restores natural stone and other hard-surface materials for architectural projects. Founded in New York in 1904, the family business has contributed stone to landmarks including Grand Central Terminal and the Empire State Building, and today operates a fabrication shop in the Bronx under fourth-generation leadership. President Barbara Cohen also led Miller Druck to become one of the industry’s first certified women-owned business enterprises, while the company remains known for historic-stone matching and restoration as well as custom fabrication.NEW YORK, NY