While Christie Cut Stone Co. of Galloway, TN, has incorporated automated machinery into its production process, the 107-year-old company still relies on the skilled handwork of its artisans to create custom limestone architectural pieces
With roots dating back more than a century, Christie Cut Stone Co. of Galloway, TN, is a stone company devoted to tradition and producing quality work. Founded by Alex Christie, who migrated to the U.S. from Scotland in 1898, Christie Cut Stone remains a family operation that is run today by Christie’s grandson, Bond Christie. And while in recent years the company has invested in automated machinery, it still relies heavily on the craftsmanship of its trained artisans to produce hard-carved limestone architectural pieces.
“My great-grandfather, Alex, started the company back in 1906,” said Andrew Christie, son of owner Bond Christie and a draftsman at the company. “He was an immigrant from Scotland and opened the mill in midtown Memphis. It was there until 2005 — midtown grew around it.”