BUILD IT BEAUTIFUL

OUR STORY

Farm life has never been easy. It makes people strong and capable. That’s exactly where the Thomas family found themselves in the mid 1900s. The large family worked the land of rural Idaho to make ends meet.

But winter time was a different matter.

With money tight, it was difficult to have extra for the children to buy gifts for the holidays for one another. One of the sons, Walt began working the off season as a mason installing fireplaces, which started a chain of events that proved to be a game changer.

Walt always needed raw material for the fireplaces so instead of trying to purchase it, he began scouring the surrounding area for just the right rock.

Walt discovered he had a knack for seeing what was needed. As time passed, Walt recruited two of his sons, and the venture turned into a thriving full-time business — American Stone was born.

Due to a serious of tragic accidents, Lon, along with his wife, Beverley took over the reins and became the sole owners of American Stone.

Over the years, Lon and Bev became the proud parents of six children, and happy owners of an expanding business that included quarries and stone yards.  

Of those six kids, Dan seemed to get the rock gene and from a young age began working in the business. From cleaning bathrooms to driving trucks, Dan experienced virtually every aspect of American Stone. All this experience gave Lon and Bev the confidence to pass the baton to Dan and start the next generation of American Stone.

With an eye to the future, the Thomas family continues the legacy of American Stone with locations and quarries throughout the Western United States.