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1814 Handwritten report of general election returns for the County of Berks voting district composed of Amity Township and parts of Douglass and Union Townships. Polling was conducted at the White Horse Tavern. Offices open for election were Governor, Congress, Assembly, Sheriffs, Coroners, Commissioners & Auditors. Each candidate is listed along with the
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Photocopy of handwritten notes taken by Theresa Beard. Original notes refer to information copied from the book "Early Narratives of Berks County," written by J. Bennett Nolan, Esq and published in 1927. Notes recount a 1795 visit to the White Horse Tavern by Francois Alexander Frederic Marie, Duc del la Rochfoucault-Lian Court.
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Original black and white photographic print showing detail of southwest elevation view of the White Horse Tavern after removal of Victorian porch and before restoration. Note (in blue pen) on reverse of photo reads, ”WHITE HORSE TAVERN. NOTICE PARTITION IN 2ND FLOOR WINDOW AND 2 DOORS IN FRONT TO ACCOMADATE [sic] 2 APTS.” Details include: Coursed-and-dr
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Photocopy of handwritten notes taken by Theresa Beard. Original notes refer to information copied from Deeds located at the Berks County Office of the recorder of Deeds in Reading, PA. Notes give a parcel description for the White Horse tavern as well as a chain of title from William Douglass (c.1853) to his sister Amerlia Douglass (c.1888) to her grand
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Drawings by Barry Stover
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Description: Image #1: Original black and white photographic print showing a south perspective view of the White Horse Tavern before restoration. Note (in blue pen) on reverse of photo reads, "WHITE HORSE TAVERN C.1765 BEFORE RESTORATION. TAKEN 1971." The Board minutes of 12/21/70 state "Three houses were made out of the inn and nothing original remains of
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Original black and white photographic print showing detail of south perspective view of the White Horse Tavern before 1970s restoration. Lower roof ridge line to the left defines Federal-era 3-bay addition to the Tavern. Details include: flashing course for horizontal cornice (pediment base) on southern gable wall, shed-form door hood on gable end.
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Original black and white photographic print showing detail of south perspective view of the White Horse Tavern after restoration. Note (in blue pen) on reverse of photo reads, "WHITE HORSE TAVERN AFTER RESTORATION. 1974." Details include: replacement wooden shingle roof, pedimented gable, shed-form door hood on gable end, gabled hood on door in eaves wal
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Digital image of a south perspective view of a White Horse Tavern photograph reproduced by the halftone process published in Vol. III, issue No. 1, p. 37 of the "Pennsylvania-German" magazine. The text material related to this image includes: “When the old ‘White Horse Hotel’…was remodeled some years ago…tearing out closets and the thick stone walls of a lar
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Original black and white photographic print showing southwest elevation view of the White Horse Tavern before restoration. Lower roof ridge line represents earlier tavern structure. Details include: Victorian porch, gable-end chimney (not early period), coursed-and-dressed masonry.
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Black and white photographic print showing interior view of temporary staircase leading to second floor of White Horse Tavern. Note written in blue pen on verso reads, "TEMPORARY STAIR IN WHITE HORSE TAVERN"
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Series of two digital pages outlining the progression of a few of the known Innkeepers at the White Horse Inn. In addition research conducted by Phil Pendleton has also identified the following innkeepers of record, with their dates: INNKEEPER TIMELINE 1750, 1751: Public House License issued to Philip Cresman [also called Philip Balthasar Craessman i
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Image #1: Original black and white photographic print showing west perspective view of the White Horse Tavern before restoration. Image #2: mid-20th century NW perspective view. Details include: Victorian porch, random-rubble masonry gable wall, coursed-and-dressed masonry eaves wall; altered door and window openings.
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Original black and white photographic print showing west perspective view of the White Horse Tavern before restoration. Note (in blue pen) on reverse of photo reads, "WEST SIDE WHITE HORSE TAVERN 1971." Details include: Victorian porch, randome-rubble masonry gable wall, coursed-and-dressed masonry eaves wall. Note that this photo appears to be a dupl
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Architectural Drawing of the North, South, East and West Elevations of the White Horse Tavern, as restored. See Multimedia Link for full resolution image.
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Photocopies of five pages of handwritten notes taken by Theresa Beard, and a digital copy of a detail of 1779 map showing the "White Horse" location at the junction of the "Oaley road" and the "Main Road to Philadelphia", both as designated on a 1719 road survey drawing published in archive record MVFN1. Original notes refer to information researched by Mrs.
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Photocopy of a series of 7 field notes drawings prepared by Barry K. Stover for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Drawings were prepared in order to update existing HABS information for the White Horse Tavern and already on file at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This information was not filed with HABS. See WHTTX5--1007.01.033 for t
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Photocopy of an 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 the White Horse Tavern and already on file at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This information was not filed with HABS. See WHTFN1--1007.01.034 for field notes dr
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