Aquia Creek sandstone

E1632

building stone construction material sandstone

Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Aquia Creek sandstone canonical	4
Aquia Creek sandstone formation	2

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building stone ⓘ construction material ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
associatedWith	construction of Washington, D.C. ⓘ early American architecture ⓘ
color	light gray ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
durability	relatively soft compared to granite ⓘ
geologicalFormation	sedimentary rock ⓘ
hasProperty	easily quarried compared to harder stones ⓘ workable for carved architectural elements ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early federal-period construction in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Virginia ⓘ
materialOf	architectural details of the U.S. Capitol ⓘ architectural details of the White House ⓘ
notableFor	use in the original construction of the U.S. Capitol ⓘ use in the original construction of the White House ⓘ
periodOfMajorUse	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
proximityTo	Potomac River ⓘ
quarriedFrom	Aquia Creek area ⓘ Stafford County, Virginia ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
requires	protective coatings or repairs in exposed conditions ⓘ
rockType	sandstone ⓘ
sourceFor	historic quarries in Stafford County ⓘ
texture	fine- to medium-grained ⓘ
transportMethod	barge on the Potomac River ⓘ
usedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: U.S. federal government
usedFor	building stone ⓘ
usedIn	United States Capitol ⓘ White House ⓘ early U.S. federal architecture ⓘ early government buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ public buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
vulnerability	weathering and erosion ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White House → materialUsed → Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ

Aquia Creek area → geologicalFormation → Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aquia Creek sandstone formation

Aquia Creek → geologicalResource → Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ

Government Island → materialExtracted → Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ

Government Island, Virginia → materialProduced → Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ

Government Island, Virginia → geologicFormation → Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aquia Creek sandstone formation