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Old church, in Jim Thorpe.

One of my favorite buildings in town, you know, the church at the end of stone row.

Was re-pointed about 15 years ago. Mistakenly, they used portland cement, to repair a historic stone masonry building, originally built with lime mortar. Hence, you can see the new joints peeling right off, the way they do. A few stones in the wall show stress cracking, quite possibly related to the incorrect pointing mix.

Mind you, I'm only sharing the photo because I like the building and like the photo--but as a stone mason, I can't post an image like this, without saying something.

Description

Old church, in Jim Thorpe.

One of my favorite buildings in town, you know, the church at the end of stone row.

Was re-pointed about 15 years ago. Mistakenly, they used portland cement, to repair a historic stone masonry building, originally built with lime mortar. Hence, you can see the new joints peeling right off, the way they do. A few stones in the wall show stress cracking, quite possibly related to the incorrect pointing mix.

Mind you, I'm only sharing the photo because I like the building and like the photo--but as a stone mason, I can't post an image like this, without saying something.