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Lady Meredith House (McGill University) – 1110 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC

By Sheena Owen Jun 25th, 2015

North Country Unfading Black (16″ x 8″ x 1/4″) smooth textured The Golden Square Mile (Le Mille Carré Doré) is located at the foot of Mount Royal. It’s a small neighbourhood built between 1850 and 1930. The Lady Meredith mansion was originally named Ardvarna and was completed in 1897. The house was originally part of the Simon McTavish estate which was sold off by his heirs.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co (B & O) – 901 W Pratt Street,...

By Sheena Owen Apr 6th, 2015

North Country Slate has been servicing the Maryland market for over 20 years. One of our more notable slate roof projects was the restoration of the B&O Museum in Baltimore. The Roundhouse was built in 1884 for $100,471.97. This massive circular structure is 245 feet in diameter, 135 feet high, 46,000 square feet and takes up almost 1 acre.

A new makeover for The Cathedral of Saint Paul (St. Paul’s Cathedral) in...

By Sheena Owen Feb 20th, 2015

The City of Birmingham, Alabama was founded in 1871. Twenty-two years later the St. Paul’s Cathedral was completed at an estimated cost of approximately $90,000. Designed by German born architect Adolphus Druiding, who immigrated to the United States in 1865, left his legacy designing over forty-one Roman Catholic churches throughout the Midwest.

Perth County Court House – 1 Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario, Canada

By Sheena Owen Feb 10th, 2015

On May 9, 1887 the doors opened to one of Ontario’s magnificent court houses. This was the second court house built as the original one (1853-1887) was also a jail and due to the poor ventilation, overcrowding, odour from the jail yard, eventually led to the court judges and personnel refusing to sit in the court room.

Things to look for when choosing slate

By Sheena Owen Jan 14th, 2015

1. RELIABLE slate suppler 2. CAPABLE roofer 3. Unfading or weathering slate 4. Oxidizable iron pyrite 5. Grading for thickness 6. Over / Under-nailing 7. Joint spacing 8. Headlap 9. Slates cut less than 5 inches wide 10.

Lone Star Café (formerly Kingston Fire Hall #1) – 251 Ontario Street,...

By Sheena Owen Jan 12th, 2015

English born architect, John Power, was the Kingston City architect from 1866-1882. During this time he designed numerous prominent buildings such as St. George’s Hall, the Registry Office and the Kingston Fire Hall #1 which has now been converted into a Lone Star Café restaurant.

North Country Unfading Green project (1 Post Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

By Sheena Owen Jan 7th, 2015

Located in Canada’s most affluent neighborhood, the Bridle Path, is often referred to as “Millionaire’s Row” or “Toronto’s Beverly Hills”. Often misspelled as “Bridal Path”, its name Bridle Path came about because of the equestrian paths used by many of the original estate owners prior to development.

Welcome to North Country Slate

By Sheena Owen Dec 31st, 2014

Welcome to North Country Slate. Please check back as we begin updating our blog.

Bogenschnitts, Wabens, Schuppens….the German way!

By Sheena Owen Dec 4th, 2014

The Germans know how to install a great looking and practical roof! The shapes of the German style slates are designed and installed to the direction of the prevailing winds so that the water runs along the curved lower edge and down the face of the slate. A bogenschnitt can be ordered “right” or “left”.