History of Dunnville Cutstone Company

The History Behind the Dunnville Cutstone Company

• Mid 1800’s – First Dunnville Sandstone Extracted.

• 1880 – Railroad built along Red Cedar River for transportation of materials to Menomonie.

• Railroad enabled Dunnville Sandstone to be shipped across the country.

• 1887 – Stone quarried for Mabel Tainter Theater.

• Early 1900’s – Stone quarried for St. Thomas Church in New York.

• 1927 – Tony Wolf began work in the quarry.

• 1930 – Stone quarried for St. Mary’s Church in Durand.

• 1961 – Downsville, New Hope Church, congregation re-opened quarry to cut stone for alter.

• 1967 – Quarry re-opened to perform stone cutting demonstration.

• 1999 – Purchased 62 acres at the end of Quarry Road.

• 2000 – Purchased 45 acre parcel which contains Ulmers Quarry.

• 2002 – Tony cut stone pillars for the Downsville sign project.

• 2004 – Non-metallic mining exception granted, reclamation plan approved.

• 2005 – Start up of Dunnville Cutstone Company.
• 2008 –Tony Wolf passed away at age 94, his legacy will live on.

Tony Wolf at his gas station in 1937

Tony Wolf in 1937 outside of the service station that he both built with Dunnville Sandstone and ran while he worked in the quarry.

Built To Last

You might be surprised to find that there are historic buildings made from high quality Dunnville Sandstone close to where you live.

Mabel Tainter Theater, Menomonie, Wisconsin, and Saint Thomas Church in New York

The Mabel Tainter Theater in Menomonie, WI, and St. Thomas Church in New York, NY, are both pristine examples of structures built from Dunnvillle sandstone.

Dunnville Sandstone is built to last. Many existing sandstone structures are well over 100 years old. Dunnville Cutstone Company offers quality that will last for centuries.

Old Quarry Stones

Historical Qualities

Our sandstone comes from the same banks of high quality Dunnville stone that were used to create some of the most magnificant structures in the world. These pictures are from a historical archive of photos featuring the Dunnville Quarry. The stone itself will last for centuries. It works great for many architectural and landscaping projects, and unlike many other varieties of stone, sandstone will not effect the PH of your pond water.

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A typical day at the Dunnville Quarry in the early 1900's -- Photo courtesy of the Dunn County Historical Society	A 12,600 lb block of Dunnville Sandstone being moved out of the quarry in 1906 -- Photo courtesy of the Dunn County Historical Society

Existing Buildings of Dunnville Sandstone

There are buildings throughout the United States built out of Dunnville Sandstone. The list below is comprised of buildings in the midwest that we have traced from the old Dunnville quarry job logs.

• Library – Eau Claire, WI

• Congressional Church - Eau Claire, WI

• Eau Claire Hotel in Eau Claire, WI

• First Presbyterian – Eau Claire, WI

• Sacred Heart School – Eau Claire, WI

• Kraft State Bank – Menomonie, WI

• Masonic Temple – Menomonie, WI

• St. Josephs School – Menomonie, WI

• St. Mary’s School – Wausau, WI

• Al Ringling Residence – Baraboo, WI

• St. Joseph’s Hospital – Chippewa Falls, WI

• Bank of Durand - Durand, WI

• High School – Shell Lake, WI

• High School – Osceola, WI

• High School – Eau Claire, WI

• High School – West Salem, WI

• High School – Granton, WI

• St. Croix School – St. Croix Falls, WI

• School Building – Conde, SD

• High School – Stanley, WI

• St. Mary’s Church – Mitchell, SD

• Bank of Spring Valley – Spring Valley, WI

• State Bank – Elmwood, WI

• St. Paul’s School – Bloomer, WI

• Post Office – Menomonie, WI

• Temple - Black River Falls, WI

• Bank of Downsville – Downsville, WI

• Auditorium – Rothschild, WI

• Garage Building – Athens, WI

• St. Joseph’s School – Cadott, WI

• Creamery – Barneyville, MN

• High School & Auditorium – Bloomer, WI

• Railroad Depot – Virginia, MN

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