Product Spotlight: Credit Valley Sandstone
Salvaged from a deconstructed 1930s mansion overlooking the Humber River in west Toronto, this sandstone is an exceptional relic of 20th century high-end architecture in Ontario. The stone was excavated from the Credit River Valley, the same regional source and material used in major projects including the 1931-1933 Royal Ontario Museum expansion. It is hand-tooled coursed Ashlar in a variety of sizes, and can be cut to veneer thickness.
Scroll through the slides below to learn more about the context of this material and our salvage process:
Features:
🪨Durable, water-resistant product with natural colour variation, suitable for exterior or interior applications.
🧱 All Arcana Materials Co. reclaimed products have been cleaned, sorted and quality graded.
♻️Reclaimed heritage stone has less embodied carbon than sourcing new heritage-match material.
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Salvaged from a deconstructed 1930s mansion overlooking the Humber River in west Toronto, this sandstone is an exceptional relic of 20th century high-end architecture in Ontario. This particular home was designed and built within one of famous real estate visionary Robert Home Smith’s subdivisions, which were inspired by traditional English design principles.
The stone was excavated from the Credit River Valley, the same regional source and material used in major projects including the 1931-1933 Royal Ontario Museum expansion. It is hand-tooled coursed Ashlar in a variety of sizes, and can be cut to veneer thickness.
Price is per square foot.
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