The local builder, Anson Smith Development, LLC, was interested in establishing a “gorgeous historic French Tudor Chateau house of the grandest proportion,” according to Hank Nicodemus of Mangan Group Architects, which served as the project architect for the design. To meet this desired aesthetic, the architects utilized over 200 tons of various-sized irregular-shaped pieces of fieldstone.
Nicodemus said that the architects considered several material options, but ultimately selected Luck Stone Corp.’s Dove Gray Building Stone. “The stone was selected for its appearance, for its style and for its historic look,” said Nicodemus, adding that other stones were considered, but that the Dove Gray was the best fit.