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A recreated Revolutionary War (Muster Rolls) List of Those Whom Served from the Townships of Union, Douglass, and Amity. The information was provided by the following citation. Citation (see note): Hollenbach, Raymond. Berks County Soldiers in the American Revolution. Berks County, PA: Berks County Genealogical Society, 1986. LCCN: 86157913 59
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Payment Received/Receipt: Three Dates: 17th March 1827, 19th March 1827, 30th March 1827 Signed off by George Boyer, Thomas Harrison, and Samual Smith on payments received by George Douglass for; Mr. Sheepshank and himself. "Received 17th March 1827 of George Douglass Thirty Dollars for 500 Bined Straw for Mr Sheepshank --------- 30 D
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Receipt / Payment received Mr. George Douglass bot of Mr M Denekle Location: Phildelphia Date: 3 June 1807 Philad[elphia] June 5 1807 Mr. George Douglass Bot (bought) of Mr. M Denekle 1 (symbol means "paid"?) trunk? mirror (paid symbol) ___67 3. ( paid symbol?)
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Declaration of Covenants and related PHMC documents The parties to these covenants are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), and the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA (hereinafter referred to as the HPTBC. The parties agree
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The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA., Project ME Number 16709 George Douglass House Project work Accomplished October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 All stable original plaster wall panels on 2d floor: remove non-period coatings and preserve plaster on original lath on several stable wall segments. Balance of this wor
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PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION KEYSTONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FORM The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA., Project ME Number 16709: George Douglass House Restoration Project work accomplished October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019: During this quarter substantial progress was achieved in
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PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION KEYSTONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FORM Project ME Number: 16709 Name of Property/ Project: George Douglas House/ Restoration Project Period Covered: From October 1, 2017 To December 31, 2017 Grantee: The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA Address: PO
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George Douglass House Accomplishments April 1 to June, 30, 2018: During the 2d quarter of 2018, restoration carpenters Tom and Chris Lainhoff achieved significant progress toward restoring safe, stable, and historically and architecturally authentic flooring in the northwest [“best”] parlor of the house. A majority of the original floor boards have been pr
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The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA., Project ME Number 16709 George Douglass House Project Work Accomplished April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 PLASTERWORK: During the 2d quarter of 2019, the project plasterer, William Smith of Brandywine Historic Services, made substantial progress in the interior work, completing urgent res
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The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA., Project ME Number 16709 George Douglass House Project work Accomplished January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 During the 1st quarter of 2019, our project plasterer (working on his 20th National Register structure) made substantial progress in the interior work, restoring wall integrity in th
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George Douglass House Restoration Accomplishments, July 1 to September 30, 2018 During the 3d quarter of 2018, the primary restoration focus has been devoted to: A. Exterior: Restoring the plastered cove cornice on the primary façade; photo #19 shows a run of the cornice on the primary façade before restoration, with missing and damaged plaster and lath.
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George Douglass House Restoration Project-Work Accomplished and In-Progress, 4th Quarter 2020 Fourth quarter work in 2020 included interior and exterior woodwork, and interior painting of replicated elements fitted into place, providing “stops” for finish plastering to begin in January. The interior carpentry and joinery was concentrated in the first floor
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Work Progress in George Douglass House, April 1-June 30, 2020 During this 2d quarter period, interior plastering and woodwork joinery continued intermittently as weather, planning details, coordination between crafts, and Pandemic restrictions permitted. Our carpenters Tom & Chris Lainhoff continued the fabrication of parlor elements, built-in corner cabi
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George Douglass House Restoration Project-Work Accomplished and In-Progress-2d Quarter 2021 Second quarter work in 2021 focused on plastering deteriorated areas, wall segments with partial or total de-lamination of original 1765 and/ or later applications, and patching voids. In the process of removing deteriorated or de-laminated plaster remnants in the or
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Work Progress in George Douglass House, January 1-March 30, 2020 During this quarterly period, interior plastering and woodwork joinery continued at an efficient and coordinated pace as weather, planning details, and Pandemic restrictions permitted. Project carpenters Tom & Chris Lainhoff fabricated major paneled elements, built-in corner cabinetry, and mol
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George Douglass House Restoration Project-Work Accomplished and In-Progress-1st Quarter 2021 First quarter work in 2021 included interior woodwork installation, and painting of original and replicated elements fitted into place, providing marginal-limits [“stops”] for finish plastering. The interior carpentry and restoration joinery continued in the first f
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The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA George Douglass House Restoration: PHMC Project ME Number 16709 Work Progress, July 1-September 30, 2020 During this 3d quarter period, concentration was focused on parlor woodwork joinery and installation, as sequence details and Pandemic restrictions permitted. Our carpenters Tom & Chris Lain
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THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST OF BERKS COUNTY, PA. Final Report On George Douglass House Restoration Project: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Agreement ME#16709; Project Beginning Date December 1, 2017; Ending Date September 30, 2021. Grantee: The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA., PO Box 245, Douglassville, Pa, 19518. Co
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George Douglass House: Front Door Sill and Jamb Restoration Pair of holes drilled into replacement stone sill are for pins inserted into the wooden jambs for anchorage.
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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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