Buildings such as the National Cathedral , Biltmore Estate , Empire State Building , the Pentagon , The Crescent in Dallas , and the Hotel Pennsylvania feature Indiana limestone in their exteriors . Indiana limestone was used extensively in rebuilding Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire . 1959 's architecturally significant St. Augustine 's Episcopal Church uses Indiana limestone in the interior . The Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Merrillville , Indiana , consecrated in 1991 and awarded a Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Masonry Design , uses Indiana limestone on its exterior facade . The new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx , which opened in 2009 , extensively uses Indiana limestone paneling on its exterior facade . The original 1930s buildings of Rockefeller Center use limestone from Bedford . In 1955 the Tennessee State Capitol exterior was renovated using Indiana limestone to replace the poorer quality Tennessee limestone that had started to deteriorate . Indiana limestone was used in the rebuilding of the Pentagon after the terrorist attack of Sept. 11 , 2001 . The project took around 15,000 cubic feet of stone and was rededicated exactly one year after the attack
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Indiana Limestone