Frankly fake but authentically Baltimore, the Formstone that swaths many a rowhouse may seem low-brow or even tacky to some. But should it be illegal? A proposed overhaul of the Baltimore’s zoning ...

Neighbors are concerned about the safety of a Woodberry rowhome where the formstone is buckling and tearing away from the foundation. Residents told 11 News Investigates they have been calling the ...

When Loretta Stachowski noticed her Canton rowhouse’s Formstone facade had cracked and faded, she envisioned a colorful future for the cement house covering that became a part of Baltimore’s ...

Formstone, the exterior stucco covering that resembles stone, spread across Lancaster city in the 1950s and 1960s as homeowners sought a maintenance-free update to nearly century-old rowhouses. But to ...

Lancaster City Council members Tuesday approved a pair of measures intended to protect the city’s historic buildings. The first was a revision to the city’s heritage conservation district ordinance ...