Other buildings in the complex include a granary dating to the period 1809-1816 and a smaller "county mill" structure, used to make plaster.

On Earth, gypsum is used for making drywall and plaster of Paris.

Then there was flour the stuff you make bread with; and, lastly, plaster of Paris.

By the end of 1800 it was used to make red and white plaster.

These characteristics make plaster suitable for a finishing, rather than a load-bearing material.

Used primarily to make plaster, plasterboard and cement, gypsum has been excavated in the area since the 1880s.

A lake there was a source of ice and of a white crustacean used to make plaster and pigment for paint.

The contractors used the material in making plaster, stucco and concrete.

Used to make plaster of Paris, sheetrock, cement, and other building materials, this white mineral will be an important resource for Mars industry.

Paris was named for the nearby deposits of gypsum, used to make plaster of Paris.