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Background text accompanying Historical American Buildings Survey photographs. Five pages of text describe Location, Historical Information, Architectural Information, etc. of Keim House. For full text refer to additional images or MULTIMEDIA LINKS. Also see MULTIMEDIA LINKS for associated photographs.
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Digital image of 2 plan drawings showing the proposed driveway ramp at the Jacob Keim House. Image #1 shows the plan for the driveway apron itself; the areas outlined in green indicate the industrial-grade “fiberglas” grating providing the rigid ramp and traction from its grid pattern of bars and open cells, which also facilitated positive drainage.
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Series of 50 digital photographs depicting the removal of the c. 1930s porch from the Keim House {q}. 1. {q} Image #47 is a panoramic view of the Keim farmstead, a c. 1930, photo taken by Amandus D. Moyer, and is used with the generous permission of the photographer's granddaughter Susan Harvin. Note the absence of a porch on the west gable wall. The
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Series of 71 digital photographs showing restoration and reconstruction of stone steps and wooden cellar cap ("bulkhead") and doors for the Keim House cellar entry. Thus far no evidence has been found for the existence of timber framing for an early door, or a "pintle"(a) attachment sites in the mortar joints, or other structure sheltering the stone-arche
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Series of 6 digital photos showing restoration of the early grade south of the Jacob Keim House; a field notes drawing of the elevations of this area before re-grading, with commentary, appears in record KR11FN1--1002.01.087. Removal of the 20th-century porch [see archive record KR11PH3] uncovered a mixture of soil and gravel in-fill between the stone pie
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Image #1 is from Frame # 12 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. This view of Keim house ("quoin" corner detail, right in photo), sod-covered vaulted "root cellar", center-foreground, and gabled ancillary building, which included a wood turner's shop in the 18th century. Image #4, photo KH4,
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see Keim Cider/Apple Press Collection records in this archive.
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see “Keim Cabin” and other KTS Collection records in this archive.
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See Keim Root Cellar [KRC] Collection records in this archive.
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The stoke-hole feed from the kitchen fireplace has been closed-up. No components of the Keim stove have been found. Larry Ward, August, 2022
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Digital image of Keim House from original photographic print showing south elevation. Original structure includes two 2d story windows at left, balcony door above original kitchen door [center], chimney, and other original architectural details concealed by 1930s porch. Original HABS caption for the image is as follows: "Historic American Buildings Surv
View record![Keim ancillary workshop building [right] and 1753 farm house [left]](/media/f890767b-674b-53e3-b9c4-ac1669fa54d2/thumbnail)
Digital image from original photographic print showing a southwest perspective view of the Keim House and the ancillary building to the right, which housed a wood turner’s shop and other activity associated with the farmstead; Victorian-style porch shown along house wall range, wrapping along west gable wall and south eaves wall and set on stone piers butted
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Frame # 7 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southwest perspective view of Keim ancillary building showing west eaves wall and re-tiled roof. Detail of 1930s Victorian-style porch on house [left]. Updated February, 2021, Laurence Ward
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Frame #8 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southwest perspective view of Keim house with 20th-century Victorian-style porch on house [SEE KHPH13--1002.01.057, and KHPH9--1002.01.044, showing the west gable wall in the late 19th century and very early 20th century without a porch. KH
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Digital image of Keim House and ancillary building that provided workshop space for wood turning and storage for farmstead activities, from original photographic print showing a southwest perspective view. Replicated Victorian-style porch, wrapping along west gable wall and south eaves wall and set on stone piers butted against original foundation masonry,
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Digital image of Keim Barn from original photographic print showing a southwest perspective view. Details include: stone gable end, gable hood over storage access door, gabled hood over ground-floor doorway, gable-end chimney, forebay. Origianl HABS caption for the image is as follows: "GENERAL VIEW. (The structure at left of photo is the Keim House,
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Color photographic print showing southwest perspective view of the Keim House during restoration of rotted rake ["barge"] boards and molding across gable. Details include: scaffolding; 1930s porch on south eaves wall and west gable wall; pedimented gable. Laurence Ward, updated March, 2021
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c. 1990 color photographic print showing southwest perspective view of the Keim House during restoration of rotted rake [“barge”] boards and pediment molding in gable. Portions of the ancillary building [formerly called “Keim Cabin”] and 20th century Barn can be seen to the right in photo. Brick relieving arches, iron-grilled cellar vents, stone-arched cella
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Color photographic print showing a southwest perspective view of the Keim Barn. Details include: gabled hood, random-rubble masonry, quoin corner pier, stone gable end.
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Frame #3 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, Keim ancillary building, from a set of various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Details include: random-rubble masonry, brick relieving arches, brick infill, casement windows, clay-tile roof, center chimney, wall-plate ties.
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Eight-page article with photos from a booklet titled "Oley Valley, An American Cultural Island" (vol. I , No. 7) published by the American Folklife Society in 1973. Article was reprinted from October 1955 issue of the "Historical Review of Berks County," by permission of the Historical Society of Berks County, Reading, Pennsylvania. Article mainly disc
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The caption to image #1 as it appeared on page 2 of "American Folklife," (Vol. II, No. 5, February, 1974) the quarterly of the American Folklife Society, published by Richard Shaner, states in part: "This early photograph of the Lobachsville Keim Manor{1} house was taken in 1912 by the Reading Eagle. The couple on the extreme right are Mr. and Mrs. Shade, re
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Photocopy of a two-page Architectural Data Form prepared by Barry K. Stover for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Form was prepared in order to update existing HABS information for Keim/Hartman Cider Press and already on file at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This information was never filed with HABS. SeeKCPFN1---1002.01.071 for mea
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Photocopy of a one-page Architectural Data Form prepared by Barry K. Stover for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Form was prepared in order to update existing HABS information for Keim/Hartman Cider Press and already on file at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This information was never filed with HABS. This data sheet (and associated
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