Baltimore Marble Stoops

The story behind baltimore s marble stoops i have always heard about the tradition of baltimoreans scrubbing their marble steps but never understood it.

Baltimore marble stoops.

The marble found there is of such quality that it was preferred over the products of the much closer potomac marble quarries for many public structures in washington d c including the. West baltimore is a huge section of the city notorious for violent and other drug related crime but also for its unique culture endless streets of old baltimore rowhouses with their marble stoops and sprawling parklands. Request quote or consultation. All that s missing is some bon ami a brush and some elbow grease.

In this blog i will explore how and why marble stoops developed in and around baltimore. These steps are made from brick or prefabricated concrete. Places where people weren t doin much i guess i only say downpressed because they didn t look too happy about it. Lingering in the heat sweaty concrete.

Baltimore s marble stoops are iconic and we re damn lucky to get our hands on these insanely heavy pieces of history. In addition to the steps the windows and doorframes are also accented with marble trim on this strip. We ve got just about every shape and size you can imagine. Maryland route 372 more widely known as wilkens avenue is a very noteworthy neighborhood in my study of marble steps because it houses baltimore s longest series of row homes each originally adorned with marble stoops.

The use of marble for steps is due to the presence of high quality white marble in cockeysville a town 17 miles north of baltimore s inner harbor by highway. Tuesday december 15 2009. At local gift shop hometown girl you can buy your own marble step cleaning kit the kit includes a pumice stone bag of bon ami powder cleanser and instructions although you can easily assemble your own at any well stocked hardware store. Family and family and friends.

Of course you have probably seen non marble steps in and around baltimore. Above pictured left is a closeup of marble steps before restoration pictured center the traditional steps rowhouse after marble step restoration pictured on right is a closeup of marble steps after restoration. Petrucci s building supply company was the first to manufacture and introduce prefab steps to the baltimore in 1952.