Biesanz Stone Company was formed shortly after the Civil War. The use of limestone in this area began with the need to improve city sidewalks made of wood. Many miles of this limestone were installed before the turn of the 20th Century and met with such success that a city ordinance was passed in late 1890 specifying stone only for sidewalks. Today, more than 100 years later, many of these sidewalks are still in place and demonstrate the tremendous durability of Winona limestone.

Buildings in this area also began to utilize this Oneota Dolomite under the trade name “Winona Travertine,” so called because solution cavities in the stone give it a texture approaching that of a spring deposited limestone. In reality it is a sedimentary limestone of the Ordovician era, composed mainly of calcium carbonate and magnesium, and is exceptionally hard. It will highly polish and is classified as a class A marble.

Our company has, for more than a century, provided natural stone products for both residential and commercial applications. These include floor tile, sills, coping, wall panels, split face veneer as well as a variety of other applications. Our most recent development is the prefabricated insulated Stone Panel, which we have successfully produced for twenty years.

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