GRANITES OF AMERICA

After 5 years, Mr. Ramos had saved enough to fulfill his dream of owning his own business. In 1965 Mr. Ramos constructed a 1,000 square foot building on Branch Pike in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Ramos Statuary hand carved statues, monuments, and intricate detailed work for large buildings. Those 1,000 square feet have grown substantially as Mr. Ramos has kept his office in the same location to this day... One job Mr. Ramos was working on required Deer Isle® granite. The stone was nearly impossible to get as the quarry had been shut down for some time after bankruptcy. After a visit to Deer Isle, Mr. Ramos was able to finish his job. However, Mr. Ramos could not stand the haunting vision of that abandoned quarry. This exact quarry produced some of the greatest architectural structures of our nation; from the base of the Empire State Building to Radio City, Rockefeller Plaza, the George Washington Bridge, and the Kennedy Memorials in Arlington, the list goes on. It was a sin to let the..

Primary location: Smithfield United States