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Brick pointing in Fairmount

Brick rowhouses around the Art Museum and Eastern State Penitentiary, on blocks that face weather from every side.

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The houses

Fairmount lies north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of the Schuylkill River. With Spring Garden it is often called the Art Museum Area.

What to know about pointing here

Rear and side walls of end-of-row houses take the most weather and often fail before the front. A contractor should look for the cause of any leak, such as a roof, gutter or flashing problem, before repointing, as NPS advises. Pointing usually needs no building permit unless the house is on the historic register.

ZIP codes: 19130. We refer requests from anywhere in Philadelphia to independent contractors; we do not have offices or crews in any neighborhood.

Nearby

Spring Garden · Society Hill · Passyunk Square & South Philly

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Fairmount, Philadelphia
  2. National Park Service, Preservation Brief 2: Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings (PDF)
  3. City of Philadelphia: Get a building permit (L&I)

Checked October 30, 2026. Rules, programs and prices change, so confirm with the source. Cost figures are published ranges, not quotes.

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