Lexington-Hamline South sits between the Lexington Parkway and Hamline Avenue corridors in St. Paul. The neighborhood is full of early-to-mid 20th century homes, a lot of them Craftsman bungalows and two-story colonials with original stucco exteriors. That older stucco looks great when it's maintained, but Minnesota winters are hard on it. Freeze-thaw cycles crack stucco at the joints and around window frames. By spring, a lot of homeowners in Lexington-Hamline South are looking at damage that wasn't there in October.
The area sits near Hamline University and borders neighborhoods like Hamline-Midway and Como. It's a walkable, tight-knit community with a mix of long-time owners and newer residents who are putting real money into their homes. Stucco work here isn't just a repair job. It's part of keeping a well-loved house looking the way it should. Color matching matters here too, because many of these homes have exterior stucco that hasn't been touched in decades, and a patch that doesn't match stands out badly on a block where people care about their curb appeal.