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The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County is a diverse group of individuals united in a quest to acquire, preserve, and maintain historically and architecturally significant properties in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The Trust seeks to foster community involvement and support in promoting awareness and appreciation for the role these sites played in our American history, and to educate the community and interested public concerning their history, architecture, and early occupants.
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Sites & Structures Report for the May 23, 2012 meeting of the Board of the Directors of the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County The following is a summary of preservation and restoration work planned, completed, and in-progress, with recommended Board action: I. George Douglass House: Front Doorway, 1765 house: A. After re-setting the door
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Digital photographic print showing western grade with eroded macadam surface and slope to creek, conditions which allowed incursion of surface drainage into cellar through opening at grade as seen in photo.
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Letter in reply to HPTBC's Mrs. E. Robert Hottenstein from Laurence A. De Turk of Kutztown. No copy of the letter from Mrs. Hottenstein has been found. "Letter No. 1" is printed in pencil in the upper right corner. This apparently refers to a series (numbered 1 to 6) of inquiries to various sources about the De Turk property made by Mrs. Hottenstein.
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Mouns Jones House winder staircase and closet west of 1st floor fireplace.
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Digital photographic print showing tof northwest perspective view of Michael Fulp House. The yellow caution tape was in place during engineering studies to determine the structural stability and safety of the exterior masonry walls and chimney stack. A restoration program was adopted, and the work began in late summer, 2010. One phase of the project will rec
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Receipt / Payment received from Mr Martin[????] for Jacob Biglitti Dated 1827 August 28, of a list of materials; which was received by George Douglass on 9 Janurary 1828 "infull"; signed off by Jacob Becket? Mr. Ma[????] (missing text) D for Jacob Biglitti 1827 Aug 28 for Boarding Inn Jacob Biglitte 24 at 25 C[redit] Day D* 6- for D Jm
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Elevation drawings based on Field Notes drawings, accompanying notes of surveyor-draftsman, scaled drawing from field notes drawings Description: Series of 8 sheets of dimensioned and annotated pencil drawings accompanied by an unfiled Architectural Data Form, and one sheet of scaled drawings based on the Field Notes drawings, all prepared by Barry K.
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Photocopy of 12 pages of data sheets prepared by Barry K. Stover for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Form was prepared in order to update existing HABS information for Keim House already on file at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This information was never filed with HABS. Also see KHFN1---1002.01.075 for measured field notes drawin
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing southeast perspective view of Michael Fulp House (formerly called Bridge Keeper's House) after early 1970s restoration. Stove chimney on north gable has been removed, during or after the March, 1967 partial collapse. Invasive tree has been cut down [trunk and roots removed later]. Details include
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