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Interior view (inlet) of enlarged drain opening prior to restoration of masonry "tunnel" through east wall of lower ground-level kitchen. This drain-inlet site and the 1970s terra-cotta pipe through the north gable wall [see DTR09PH82--1001.01.171 left side of photo] were buried under the stratified floor-fill (see DTR09PH14--1001.01.095 for a pre-restora
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The earthen layers appearing in these two photos, of varying compositions of clay, sand, gravel, and [probably] floor sweepings, document the incremental raising of the floor levels in the kitchen and "root" cellars as occasional creek floods, and frequent water table incursions, inundated the working kitchen and food storage areas. Brick floor paving and fi
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Invoice for materials and labor for restoration masonry work done to DeTurk House by Robert L. Landis (Carpenter & Masonry Work). Invoice is dated June 12, 1973.
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Limestone vein ["shelf" or "bench"] in bed of Little Manatawny Creek east [downstream] from the DeTurk House. This bedrock layer ["shelf"] forms the natural bedrock "footings"{1} bearing the foundation walls of the house, which has been more accurately described as an "ancillary," multi-purpose structure, acknowledging its affiliation with the original (expa
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Restored masonry pier south of kitchen door jamb. The restoration masons have retained or inserted large stone "key" blocks projecting from the north-south plane of the wall for bonding with a possible future restored retaining wall. This cross-bonding takes advantage of the interlocking angles and reciprocal bearing surfaces of the stones forming the wal
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Exterior view of low retaining wall abutting the high retaining wall which meets the upper grade rising to the south of the kitchen doorway. This restored wall segment [lighter parging to the right] is laid with bed mortar but no pointing in the exposed joints. The upper surface is parged, as was the unrestored section [darker parging to the left] and sloped
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Digital photographic print showing displaced wall-stone at grade, and joint fracture in western wall. Image depicts conditions existing immediately prior to and necessitating the 2009 restoration of building. This is a low resolution image (72 ppi).
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East cellar wall pier between doorway and window prior to restoration. View from inside the lower ground-level kitchen showing excavation to base blocks set on bedrock, the natural "footings"{1} underpinning the foundations. Further excavation, conducted within archaeological screening methods, will be undertaken to determine the extent of instability in
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Half millstone stoop removed from intermediate elevation outside DeTurk kitchen doorway [see DTR09PH43--001.01.127, bottom edge of photo, and DTR09PH44--1001.01.128, taken from inside the doorway and showing the position of the millstone approximately 8 inches above the original stone sill at the bottom of the photo]. This furrowed millstone was probably cut
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Interior detail view of the northern header mortised to receive the outlooker tenon. The remnants of the previous outlooker have been removed preparatory to fabricating a replacement. (See records DTR09PH108, …111, and …115 showing installation of replacement outlookers). This header [sometimes “anchor beam” in the British tradition] is an original and i
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Replaced oak sill inside DeTurk House kitchen window in east eaves wall, installed in April and May, 2010 in conjunction with repointing of surrounding stonework with mortar consisting of the traditional mixture of lime, local sand, and a small percentage of cement [an increased percentage of “Portland” cement is introduced below the high water table level].
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Full-page article with seven photos from the front page of the Reading Eagle's Spectrum section (page 9). Article, titled "Little House in the Oley Valley," written by Ray Koehler (photos by Bill Ader & Dennis R. Bender) was published Thursday July 18, 1991. Article mainly focuses on replacment of clay ridge tiles, which were handmade by Lester Breinin
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Article with one photo from Opinion & Editorial page of the Kutztown Area Patriot, October 22, 2009 edition. Article is titled "Historic German roots originate in Rhine Valley" and written by Richard L.T. Orth (photo of DeTurk House courtesy of www.americanfolklifeintsittute.com). Article mainly focuses on the use of clay roof tiles by the Oley Valley'
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Series of 3 digital images from photographic prints showing NE perspective view of DeTurk House, showing the Little Manatawny Creek; images 4 & 5 show details discussed below. Image#1 details include: 20th-century braced clay-tile roofed pent hood over lower-level kitchen door, 19th-century slate roof [replaced with clay tiles in the 1970s], gable-end chi
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Oak corner tie joined to wall plate at NW corner. See discussion to DT09PH93--1001.01.185. Restoration and preservation will include consolidation of the oak plates through application of best-practice preservation materials and methods. Larry Ward, 2010
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An embedded four-foot oak tie, probably joined to the east eaves-wall plate at the NE corner to restrain lateral thrust from the roof loads. This timber [also called a "spreader" plate because it spreads masonry and roof loads over a larger segment of the wall and across multiple mortar joints] and its western counterpart [see DTR09PH94--1001.01.186] also ma
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View between doorway and window openings in east cellar kitchen wall after removal of masonry abutment{1}. The temporary steel I-beams [lower left corner and lower right quadrant of photo] on wooden shoring posts are positioned for temporary support of the kitchen's east wall structures during removal and restoration of the masonry piers flanking the kitc
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The rotted end-grain of the timber in the center of the photo is the cut-off remains of the southern outlooker, one of the pair of cantilevered supports for the original 18th century and the restored 20th-century pent hood over the kitchen doorway in the east eaves wall [see DTR09FN3--1001.01.176 for a sketch drawing of the various positions of the door fram
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The rotted end-grain of the timber in the center of the photo is the cut-off remains of the northern outlooker, one of the pair of cantilevered supports for the original 18th century and the restored 20th-century pent hood over the kitchen doorway in the east eaves wall. Just below and to the left of the outlooker fragment is the northern tenon [“ear”] which
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Digital image from photographic print of original DeTurk House shutter with painted rose & tulip on raised panels as seen from exterior when shutter is open and interioir when shutter is closed. Image also includes physical dimensions of shutter written directly on photo. Details include: raised panel shutter, paint-decorated shutter, shutter hardware (pu
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Digital image from photographic print of original DeTurk House shutter (reverse side) as seen from exterior when shutter is closed and unseen when shutter is open. Details include: raised panel shutter, shutter hardware (strap hinge). See additional images or MULTIMEDIA LINKS for separate photo view of obverse side of shutter as well as credit info pri
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Digital image of original photograph taken by Steve Kindig. Image shows interior doorway formerly providing access from 19th-century kitchen addition along west eaves wall. Details include: doorway sheathing and molding, board and batten door, and plastered wall.
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Detail of replacement kitchen doorway lintel and jamb. The northern replacement outlooker{1} was fabricated to project from the wall plane at an elevation one inch higher than the outlooker remnant appearing in the upper right corner of this photo, in order to level the two restored outlookers{2}. The recycled white oak frame is anchored in the traditi
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Digital image from a photographic print showing southwest perspective view. Details include: gable-end chimney, roof restored with early clay tiles, oculus vent, gable hood, replicated attic door, replicated shed-form pent roof and outlookers, replicated Dutch door, eight-over-eight window and replicated shutters, coursed masonry gable-end wall, random r
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