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A NOTE FROM OUR
CUSTOMERS:
"Your project coordinator
exceeded our expectations
with her thoroughness,
follow-through, and
efficient communication.
Each time I called she
remembered our project.
I truly appreciate her
'personal touch', as
well as the professionalism
and friendliness of the
installers. They were very
experienced, and it
showed in the final
results.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
Established in 1896, Northwestern Marble & Granite Company is the Twin Cities premier stone slab fabricator. 2006 marks our 110th anniversary!
We provide homeowners, contractors and architects a large choice of custom fabricated stone slabs for residential or commercial use. Our staff of experienced, professional and knowledgeable stone experts help you select products, estimate costs, work with you on design ideas and follow through with personalized project management.
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COMPANY HISTORY
1896 - Owners of Flour City Ornamental Iron Company founded Northwestern Mantel Company. The company supplied marble and ornamental iron to the office and bank construction industry. Original offices and facilities were located at 419 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis. Great Uncle Charles N. Gramling started with the company in 1906 and was company president until his death in 1936.
1910 - The business name changed to Northwestern Marble & Tile Company with new facilities on 3.5 acres at 2727 27th Avenue South.
1912 - David C. Gramling started working part time for the company while attending DeLaSalle High School.
1920's - David Gramling operated a marble quarry in Winnipeg, Canada. Marble known as 'Gramling Green' was approved for all US Post Office construction nationally. None of the competitors had "Gramling Green" available and therefore could not compete for the contracts.
1930's - Northwestern had one of the largest fabricating facilities (outside of the quarries) with eight gang saws to cut thru blocks of stone and marble. Mankato and Kasota stones were quarried near Kasota, MN. Stones were cut and carved for national projects and for competitors.
1940's - Prior to WWII, the company was the largest Terrazzo contractor in the area. David Gramling was president of the National Terrazzo Association in '41 and '42. In support of the war effort of WWII, the company produced aluminum pontoon cowlings for C-47 airplanes, engine cylinder heads and mine anchors. The business was a founding member of the Marble Institute of America in 1945.
1947 - David Gramling, W.W. Getchell and J.M. Shelley bought the company from Flour City and renamed the company Northwestern Marble Corporation. The following year David’s son Thomas Gramling started working part time for the company. He became full time after graduation from St Thomas College in 1949.
1960's - The company sold the 3.5 acres on 27th Avenue South and moved to new facilities on West 80th Street in Bloomington. Upon David’s retirement in 1962, his son Thomas became President and expanded the service offerings. The company was known as Northwestern Tile Company and marble plant.
1970's - With the continued interest in the marble finishing industry the company became known as Northwestern Tile and Marble and relocated to Cahill Road in Edina. Tom’s son David began working for the company in the mid 1970s. After graduating from the University of Minnesota he worked fulltime for Northwestern and bought the business in 1988, when Tom retired. The marble plant was remodeled in 1989 with new state of the art saws and polishers.
1994 - Northwestern Tile & Marble moved to new and expanded facilities on Cecilia Circle in Edina, concentrating on fabricating natural stones, ceramic and quarry tiles.
2001 - The company moved to its present building at 7705 Bush Lake Rd. in Edina. The business focus changed exclusively to fabricating and installing quality stone products for residential and commercial use. The company name was changed to Northwestern Marble & Granite Company and the business discontinued working with ceramic tile.
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