The National Slate Association Gallery of Slate Roofs
Our gallery features fine projects from across the country designed to demonstrate the use of slate in various applications from new construction to restoration.
NSA Member Projects
Main House Towers
Replacement of slate roofing, flat seam copper roofing, and standing seam copper roofing at the two main towers of the College’s first building, designed c.1864 by James Renwick, Jr., including associated flashing, masonry, and carpentry work.
2 bands of hexagonal slates.
Copper hip flashings interwoven with each course of slate.
Flat seam copper dormer roofs.
| Slate Color(s) | North Country Unfading Purple (Hues of Heather), quarried in Newfoundland, Canada. Vermont Unfading Green (hexagonal bands). |
| Quarry Region | Canada and Vermont |
| Slate Size(s) | 14x 7 on the Mansard roof, 16x8 on the upper hipped roof. |
| Type of Hip | Copper |
| Courtesy of | Levine & Company, Ardmore, PA |
| Quarrier / Distributor | North Country Slate |
