▁Many ▁public ▁buildings ▁in ▁M ons on ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁communities ▁were ▁constructed ▁of ▁Fly nt ▁gran ite , ▁but ▁the ▁quar ry ▁also ▁sh ipped ▁gran ite ▁for ▁buildings ▁in ▁Boston , ▁New ▁York , ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁even ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Kansas ▁and ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Notable ▁buildings ▁include ▁M ons on ' s ▁Memorial ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁the ▁H amp den ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Holy oke ▁City ▁Hall , ▁St . ▁Francis ▁X avier ▁Church ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁the ▁Boston ▁& ▁Alb any ▁Rail road ▁dep ots ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Pal mer , ▁and ▁Boston , ▁the ▁Isabel la ▁Home ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁the ▁now - dem ol ished ▁Walker ▁Hall ▁at ▁Am her st ▁College . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G ran ite ▁companies ▁Category : Qu ar ries ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁David ▁Bar ber ▁( 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁- ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁racing ▁driver ▁from ▁England . ▁Before ▁his ▁racing ▁career ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fish ▁merchant ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁rac ed ▁a ▁Cooper - J AP ▁and ▁then ▁bought ▁a ▁Formula ▁Two ▁Cooper - B rist ol ▁M k 1 ▁which ▁he ▁rac ed ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Despite ▁winning ▁a ▁minor ▁race ▁at ▁S net ter ton , ▁he ▁had ▁little ▁success ▁and ▁finally ▁crash ed ▁the ▁car ▁badly ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of