East elevation

Digital image from photographic print deaccessioned by the Historical Society of Berks County. Image depicts east elevation of DeTurk House including dirt road and creek. Details include: shed-form pent hood, 19th-century slate roof, gable hood, pent roof, hood brace, window sash, root cellar vent [at upper level, near driveway], vent grate. The shed-form pent hood shown here above the cellar doorway does not appear in any known photographs prior to 1918 and, thus, is not the original installed in 1767{1}. The original form (shed or gabled) has not been conclusively determined. However, there is no evidence in the masonry for anchorages for a gable ridge piece or raking rafters. The hood braces [“struts”] are 20th-century supports. Based on this analysis, a shed-form hood will be installed. {1} However, a mortised header [“anchor beam”] between first floor joists is an original feature indicating a shed form hood supported by the cantilevered joists [“outlookers”] See additional image for info contained on reverse of photo. Laurence Ward, 2009, updated Oct. 2022