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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Holds the arch together.

Jul 25, 2016 12:44 AM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Kudos Fred Griffin 

Historical note:  Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State!!!

 

Jul 25, 2016 03:10 AM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

It's a stone you hide a key under when not using a LB !

Jul 25, 2016 02:43 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Something to with the Masonic Order

Jul 25, 2016 02:28 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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It looks like Fred Griffin was first.

Jul 25, 2016 02:11 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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It is a stone that sits on a masonry arch. 

Jul 25, 2016 12:53 AM
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Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
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I know this one. I was there last fall. It's a ski resort in CO. 

Jul 25, 2016 01:06 PM
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Bingo.. Fred Griffin has the right answer!

Jul 25, 2016 11:47 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
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Fred Griffin  got this one before I could come up with a smart ass snswer

Jul 25, 2016 04:36 AM
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Michael Setunsky
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers A key or wedge that holds an arch together.

Jul 25, 2016 02:29 AM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
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A great place to ski in CO!

Jul 25, 2016 01:52 AM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

It is the top of an arch. I have seen it predominantly on brick.

Jul 25, 2016 01:17 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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What Kathleen said .... she's smart.

Jul 25, 2016 01:02 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Cops?

Jul 25, 2016 01:00 AM
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Sam Shueh
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top of an arch portion holding rocks together.

Jul 25, 2016 12:51 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
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It is at the top! Very supportive!

Jul 31, 2016 11:03 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
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Aren't those the cops that ran around getting beat up in the silent movies - love those guys

Jul 26, 2016 12:04 AM
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Evelyn Johnston
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It is a corner of the building I think, for support?

Jul 25, 2016 01:46 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

It is the name of a Recreational Vehicle Company in Elkhart County, IN

Jul 25, 2016 01:30 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
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I have keystones on my house and the mason chiseled them out of the stone used on my house. They are over the windows and doors.

Jul 25, 2016 01:13 PM
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers Several good answers for "Keystone"

Jul 25, 2016 09:34 AM
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William Feela
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It is either the cornerstone of a building or where I hide my house key

Jul 25, 2016 08:11 AM
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Patricia Kennedy
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Isn't that the top stone in an arched or rounded doorway?  I remember that from a Ken Follet novel.

Jul 25, 2016 07:26 AM
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
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Image result for keystone

I knew this one but thought a graphic might help explain it. NOT just "a stone" but the single stone that takes all the pressure where the arch meets.

Jul 25, 2016 05:28 AM
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Bob Crane
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I remember this from a history class long ago, it was an important inovation that allowed much larger buildings and openings with an ARCH, and at the top of the arch is the Keystone.

Jul 25, 2016 04:59 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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The top center stone in an arch that holds the entire thing together.

 

Yay!  One I know!!

Jul 25, 2016 04:44 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

The stone that unlocks the lockstone.

Jul 25, 2016 03:41 AM
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Jeff Pearl
Samson Properties / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
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The "key" in top of an arch.

Jul 25, 2016 03:38 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

A keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry arch, the generally round one at the apex of a vault. In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to bear weight. In both arches and vaults, keystones are often enlarged beyond the structural requirements, and often decorated in some way. Keystones are often placed in the centre of the flat top of openings such as doors and windows, essentially for decorative effect.

Jul 25, 2016 11:24 PM
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