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Building Trim

Gray Indiana limestone is the preferred material used to provide trim and sculpted forms for CU-Boulder campus buildings. It is often panelized for spandrels and facia Because it can be carved easily into so many forms, it can be seen as rustication, cartouches, columns, sculpture, window surrounds, moldings, and decorative pieces of all kinds.

 Sewall Hall, Charles Z. Klauder, 1934, Lion fountain  Norlin Library, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Column capital  Cartouche detail Norlin Quadrangle, 1930, Limestone bench
Sewall Hall, Charles Z. Klauder, 1934, Lion fountain Norlin Library, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Column capital Cartouche detail Norlin Quadrangle, 1930, Limestone bench
Cartouche with ribbon Norlin Library, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Lion fountain spouts Eaton Humanities, Sasaki Assoc./BWG, 2000, Corner cartouche Cartouche on gable
Cartouche with ribbon Norlin Library, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Lion fountain spouts Eaton Humanities, Sasaki Assoc./BWG, 2000, Corner cartouche Cartouche on gable
Gable carouche, side Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1921, Gable between windows Mary Rippon Theatre, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Entry arch Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1921, Spandrels
Gable carouche, side Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1921, Gable between windows Mary Rippon Theatre, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Entry arch Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1921, Spandrels