Buildings and statues constructed of limestone can be protected from pollution by applying a thin, single layer of a water-resistant coating, according to new research. Researchers developed a new way ...

Lexington firefighters battled a large fire at a commercial building on North Limestone Friday morning. The fire broke out just after 7 a.m. in the 1400 block of North Limestone, according to ...

Famous British landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral stand to benefit from world-leading research aiming to aid the conservation of limestone buildings. A key element in the project is the development ...

GAFFNEY — Cherokee County public school officials are walking away from potentially buying Limestone University's campus over concerns about the long-term cost. It will cost more than $100 million to ...

From the steps of settlers’ cabins to the steeple of the National Cathedral, Indiana-quarried limestone is known nationwide as both a “workhorse of building stones” and a symbol of permanency. “You ...

Dozens of limestone blocks provide a possible glimpse into the past. "We had been digging to create the foundations for the two of the four fountains to date and in the first courtyard we excavated we ...

The Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation says one of the buildings is the last surviving home from a 1900s subdivision.

A limestone block bearing the carved name of Pharaoh Apries has emerged from the ruins of ancient Memphis, adding a new ...

A Geneva developer’s request for a demolition permit for an 1840s-era limestone building on the former Mill Race Inn property has been suspended pending city review. The city is looking at an ...