Phenix Marble

Missouri stone.
Cut again.

Quarried in Missouri for more than a century, Phenix Marble has returned. We stock Napoleon Gray and Fleuri slabs in Ottumwa, where we turn this historic American stone into countertops for today's homes.

See stocked colors Napoleon & Fleuri

1925 Phenix Marble Company advertisement — Phenix Marble Company · 1925

The quarry

Abandoned for a century. Producing again.

In 1884, railroad blasting in Greene County, Missouri exposed the stone deposit that would become Phenix Marble. By 1905, polished marble from the quarry was being shipped nationwide for use in banks, hotels, museums, and public buildings.

Napoleon Gray became one of its signature stones, appearing in the trading room of the New York Stock Exchange and the entrance of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. The Depression eventually closed the quarry, and with imported European marble entering the American market after the war, Phenix remained quiet for generations.

In 2016, Springfield-based Conco Companies revived the Phenix Marble name and began cutting new blocks from the same historic quarry. The stone soon returned to prominent projects, including restoration work at the Missouri State Capitol.

Today, we stock Napoleon and Fleuri in Ottumwa. The slabs on our floor come from that reopened Missouri quarry, and we fabricate and install them right here in Iowa.

1884

Deposit found

Railroad construction exposes the limestone bed around the town of Phenix.

1905–1943

National marble

Hundreds employed. Hundreds of thousands of cubic feet shipped each year.

1944

Iron to the war

Quarry equipment is requisitioned and scrapped to support the war effort.

2016

Quarry reopened

Conco revives Phenix. New blocks come off the historic ledges after decades of silence.

Two cuts. One quarry.

Quarried from the same Missouri deposit, Napoleon and Fleuri reveal two distinct expressions of the stone. The difference is in how the block is cut.

Against the grain

Napoleon

The classic Phenix marble. Directional veins in warm browns and grays give Napoleon its distinctive character. A natural focal point for countertops and statement pieces.

Browse stocked Napoleon

With the grain

Fleuri

The same Missouri stone, cut to reveal a softer, cloud-like pattern. Its less directional movement creates a more uniform appearance across larger surfaces.

Browse stocked Fleuri