by Lisa Van Liefde | Jul 17, 2019 | Historic Information, Antique Reclaimed Cobblestone & Curb
History is found beneath your feet! For hundreds of years in Europe, local stone was quarried, hand-split then ‘cobbled’ into rectangle or square shapes for road pavement. Various sizes of cobblestone were used depending upon need. Small cubes or mosaics for intricate...
by Lisa Van Liefde | Oct 24, 2018 | Historic Information, Antique Reclaimed Cobblestone & Curb
Belgian Block or Belgium Block, is a general term used to describe very large, usually rectangular shaped (9” up to 12″ long) quarried stones, which have little affiliation with Belgium itself. Back when European ships set sail from ports such as Antwerp in...
by Lisa Van Liefde | Apr 4, 2018 | Antique Granite Cobblestone
A generic term with little connection to Belgium Belgium Block or Belgian Block is a generic term used to describe extremely large, 10” to 12” long blocks of stone, resembling over-sized rectangle cobblestone. Most of the Belgian Block on the market today has actually...
by Lisa Van Liefde | Mar 22, 2018 | Antique Reclaimed Cobblestone & Curb, Historic Information
The first known use of word driveway was in 1871. Most houses built before 1850 were reached via dirt paths. These paths were direct rather than meandering, and not very wide, perhaps 3′ at most. According to “This Old House” these access ways were created for...
by Lisa Van Liefde | Jun 29, 2017 | Historic Information, Antique Reclaimed Cobblestone & Curb
Last month I traveled to beautiful Seattle, Washington. Seattle offers incredible scenery, iconic tourist attractions plus…historic cobblestone streets! The weather in May was dazzling with puffy white clouds floating against a bright blue sky, cool breezes and...
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