Where does a Stone Man take a break?
This is what he designs and builds for himself with the stone he uses every day for others
Richard Carey
Richard Carey, Owner and General manager of Stone Legends, Cast Stone Commercial Services and Stone Magic, as well as several other business concerns (such as Bob’s Steak House on Lemmon Ave. Dallas TX)
Signs on the road in Louisiana
Louisiana Cast Stone Signage - Some time ago we posted a couple of signs we did for the Louisiana Department of Transportation (see here) These and other designs were approved and are now in production, and we’ve been photographing them in the lot, drying a bit and waiting for shipment. Below is the […]
Church Window Restoration
Church Window Restoration - Some time ago we were tasked with reproducing the stone for a very elaborate stained glass window, Each piece of cast stone was drawn, reproducing the original design, creating repeatable sections of the window parts.
Georgian Home Restoration
Georgian Home Restoration - Some time ago the Dallas Morning News ran an article on a classic historical home in one of the better residential neighborhoods of Dallas. This three-level Georgian style home was designed by a prominent architect of the day, Anton Korn, and was built in 1922. The cast stone was replaced with […]
Custom Cast Stone
Custom Cast Stone JJust about anything you can imagine a structure to look like can be made from cast stone. Much of our products are of a similar sort, shaped parts for surrounds, horizontal banding, Standard columns of the classic Greek and Roman orders, balustrade shaped like lathed wood, or other classic styles. We do […]
From Preston Hollow People Feb 2018
Estate properties build with stone. It makes a statement.
Masonry is a Tough Business
Masonry is a Tough business. Just the kind of no-excuse people I like. They are the epitome of the “Made In USA” brand. These people in the trades have never been more important to all of us than they are right now. Cast Stone requires a lot of collaborative effort between trades and […]
Custom Copper Floor
When I first stated that I wanted a copper floor, all my research turned up floors made with penny’s covered in an acrylic resin finish. Not one to be a penny pincer, I then opted to create a pattern that would maximize the yield to waste based on the size of the copper sheet. I […]
Our Industry Awards
Our Industry Awards, and recognition from the cast stone industry. Recently we were recognized for our company’s standard of excellence in our manufacturing processes. Stone Legends has won Corporate Livewire’s Innovation & Excellence Awards 2017. Corporate Livewire is a business information reporting firm, gathering data on corporate transactions, international markets, business strategy and changes in […]
Style and Cast Stone – Italian Renaissance Architecture
Italian Renaissance Architecture The style was first seen originally in Florence during the 19th century. There was a revival Italian Renaissance architecture that paralleled the Gothic Revival in more recent times. Renaissance buildings have a square, symmetrical plan, with symmetrical façades around their vertical center. Churchs are generally surmounted by a pediment and columns, in addition […]