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Series of 18 digital photographs depicting the September-October, 2010 reconstruction of the collapsed interior segment of the north gable foundation of the Michael Fulp [formerly "Bridge Keeper's"] House. This project also included the stabilization of the projecting exterior plinth in the sub-grade ranges forming the entire perimeter of the building. By
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As built drawing of April, 2011 masonry project to stabilize and waterproof the cellar "bulkhead"{1} entry at the Michael Fulp (Bridge Keeper's) House. For several years prior to this reconstruction project, rainfall of ½-inch or more within a 24 hour period would produce several inches of water (occasionally 6-8 inches or more) on the cellar floor of th
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing ruins of Michael Fulp House 3 years after partial collapse in 1967. The timbrs in this photo appear to be framing materials removed from the remains of the building preparatory to the 1970-1971 restoration project. Note in blue pen on verso reads: ”AFTER FLOOD 1972 SHOWING RUINS OF BRIDGE HSE” [s
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Black and white photographic print showing detail of eastern segment of the south gable wall. Tree to right of building had encroached into foundation masonry [see MFHPH19--1005.01.020, note regarding removal of tree]. Details include: random rubble masonry; quoin corner pier; pointing from 19th-century periods include "barn-dash" [overlapping the exposed
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Digital photographic image showing detail of one of several unstable segments of the interior foundation of the east eaves wall. The large stone protruding into the cellar was displaced by hydrostatic [water] pressure on the exterior foundation wall, degrading the bonding mortar and forcing some stones out of the stable and plumb positions in the wall plane.
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Digital photographic image showing detail of one of several unstable segments of the interior foundation of the west eaves wall. This wall and all other structural deficiencies in the building will be addressed and remedied in 2010.
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Digital photographic image showing detail of interior portion of cellar's west foundation wall. Image depicts destabilized conditions existing immediately prior to and necessitating the 2010 structural restoration project. The stones shown were displaced inward by the hydrostatic pressure in the soils exterior to the foundation base. When the collapsed wythe
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Digital image of a black and white photographic print showing the southeastern corner pier joining the south gable wall and east eaves wall, after the early 1967 collapse of the entire roof and floor systems, their timber framing, and portions of the eaves and gable walls. The large beam on the ground between the building and the tree is possibly the wall pl
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing detail of north gable of Fulp House. Details include: parged random rubble masonry; stove chimney (since removed); beaded rake ("barge") board; attic window in gable wall; quoin corner pier. The small stove chimney seen in this photo and in records MFHPH18--1005.01.019, MFHPH46--1005.01.047 &
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing detail of northeast perspective view of the c.1783 Fulp ["Bridge Keeper's"] House, and two additional colored photos. Circle in red marker draws attention to the exposed end-grain of the pre-1967 eastern eaves-wall rafter [sometimes "wall"] plate at its junction with the rake board on the north g
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing detail of south gable wall. Lower circle in red marker draws attention to the tree referred to in the pencil note on the verso. Upper red circle locates the junction of the western rake board on the south gable wall [detail of MFHPH17--1005.01.018] with the rafter [“wall”] plate borne by the east e
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing detail of south gable wall at Michael Fulp House. Details include: random rubble masonry; rake board; off-center attic window; off-axis chimney. These alignments affirm the pragmatic approach to construction of modest vernacular houses. The chimney slopes [“gathers over”] from the corner fireplac
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Black and white photographic print showing southwest perspective of west eaves wall, south gable wall, and severely damaged roof. Details include: random rubble masonry [south gable wall and west eaves wall]; door and window frames; stove chimney on north [left] gable [collapsed in March, 1967 or removed during 1970 restoration]; off-axis attic window; o
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Digital photograph showing east eaves wall elevation 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 is under consideration, and the work will be scheduled to begin in late summer, 2010. The project wi
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c. 1984-85 pencil field notes drawings by Barry Stover, with dimensions and annotations, of the four elevations of the Bridge Keeper's House [now re-named the "Michael Fulp House" in recognition of its first owner] adjacent to the former approach to the covered bridge across the Schuylkill River connecting Morlatton Village and Douglassville to Union Townshi
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This series of 48 digital photos shows the restoration of the east eaves wall and other sub-grade foundation ranges. The lateral soils-bed was excavated along each foundation range to inspect and determine whether the foundation appeared to be more stable than the degraded foundation of the open cellar north of the transverse wall because of the buttressing
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The three images in this record are the as-built plans and detail sketches of the perimeter drains and related fittings, facilities, and waterproofing materials: [A] along the northern half of the east eaves wall, the north gable wall, and the two northern segments of the west eaves wall [Image #1] [B] along the southern half of the east eaves wall, the so
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Series of five images (one field notes drawing and four digital photographs) used by blacksmith James Kieffer of Honey Brook, Chester County, PA, to fabricate the replacement vent-grille to the precise dimensions of the vent opening in the east cellar wall. The grille was installed in the summer of 2011 by restoration mason Joe Forrest, who also laid the st
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Digital photograph showing view of east segment of south gable wall, showing some of the mortar-joint cracks which will be repaired in the 2010 restoration project. Portions of this gable and the chimney rising through its center have become separated [“delaminated”] and unstable, partly because of the poor alignment of mortar joints. Further inspection and
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Two digital photographs showing view of upper segment of south gable wall with mortar-joint cracks that will be repaired by dismantling and relaying much of this wall in the 2010 restoration project. In addition to reconstructive masonry restoration, the deteriorated 2d floor window in this north gable, and its framing, will be consolidated and restored, or
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Digital photograph showing segment of south gable wall with irregular vertical fracture radiating through poorly aligned mortar joints extending from rake board to grade. This failure, disintegration of the bond between the chimney and wall, and several other unstable segments of the masonry structure will be remedied in a 2010-2011 restoration project. This
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A series of 23 digital photographs showing restoration of the displaced and unstable central segment of the east cellar wall foundation. This wall had been severely destabilized and displaced [several inches into the cellar] by long term saturation of the bed and pointing mortar. Eventually persistent hydrostatic pressure from ground water, augmented by peri
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Series of two digital images showing interior views of the eastern and western wall-plate ties [across lower range of photo] at the eaves level of the south gable wall. These oak timbers are approximately four feet long [the eastern element is slightly shorter from erosion] and six inches square in cross-section. They lap over the 1970-71 replacement wall pl
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Series of five sheets containing drawings prepared by Ortega Consulting, Structural Engineers prior to the 2010 masonry stabilization project at Michael Fulp House. Drawings were created to define the scope of work for the masonry contractor performing the restoration. Plans are numbered and titled as follows: 1) CS--Cover Page/Cover Sheet 2) SD1-- Sel
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