Tate leased out all the land in Pickens County, Georgia, that contained rich Georgia marble.
The buildings were faced with Georgia white marble.
The pediment is made of Georgia marble.
The commission decided to use mostly Georgia marble on the main floor with Utah marble in the legislative chambers and Supreme Court.
Vermont marble was used for the exterior, while the four inner courtyards are of crystalline flaked, white Georgia marble.
The statue of Abraham Lincoln is made of white Georgia marble and the columns on the front of the memorial are 44 feet high.
The building is masonry, faced with Georgia marble.
Despite the Memorial Association's specification for a granite structure, Georgia marble was used instead.
The building is faced in white Georgia marble and incorporated the use of new materials at the time such as acoustical block, formica, vitrolit, and glass tubing.
Construction materials included Alabama limestone, North Carolina pink granite and Georgia marble.
