Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Digital Archive

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Clay Tile Roof

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DeTurk House, view of damage to pent roof & outlookers (c.1974-1975)
Photos 1001.01.073

Digital image of DeTurk House from photographic print

DeTurk · c.1974-1975

Digital image of photographic print showing damage to pent roof, clay tiles, and “outlookers” [cantilevered pent supports] caused by collision with garbage truck c.1974-1975. Details shown in this image include: pent roof lath, rafters, damaged tiles, pedimented hood, gable pent hood, recessed-panel door, roughly coursed masonry{n}, random-rubble eaves wa

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Keim house, SW perspective view (c.1990); ancillary building, right.
Photos 1002.01.008

Keim House, southwest perspective view

Keim · c.1990

Frame # 9 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southwest perspective view of Keim house and ancillary building; 1930s Pagoda-style roofed porch on house. The porch, from the 1930s until removed in 2011, concealed a rare set of architectural details: a cellar-vent and welled-window in the g

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De Turk Article on clay roof tiles (1972)
Archives 1001.01.015

Newspaper article re: DeTurk house tile roof, etc.

DeTurk · 01/19/1972

Reading Times article of Jan 19, 1972, mentioning the contribution by Paul Blatt of clay tiles to the De Turk Project. Future meetings of HPTBC are also mentioned, quoting Dr. John German, HPTBC President. This article is very similar to that of Reading Eagle article of Jan 18.

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DetTurk House, southwest perspective view (1975)
Photos 1001.01.068

Perspective view from the southwest

DeTurk · December 1975

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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DeTurk restoration ledger, Page 1 (1966-1975)
Archives 1001.01.076

Restoration revenue & expense ledger-1966-75

DeTurk · 3/1966 thru 4/11/1975

Thirteen-page ledger contains receipts and expenditures for activities associated with the DeTurk House beginning in March 1966 and ending with April 11, 1975. See MULTIMEDIA LINKS or additional images for entire ledger.

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#1: Keim house and ancillary building, NE perspective view (c.1990)
Photos 1002.01.010

Root cellar restoration and Exhibit Shelter

Keim · c.1990

Image #1 is from Frame # 12 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. This view of Keim house ("quoin" corner detail, right in photo), sod-covered vaulted "root cellar", center-foreground, and gabled ancillary building, which included a wood turner's shop in the 18th century. Image #4, photo KH4,

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DeTurk House, SE perspective view w/ restored outlookers (c.1974-1975)
Photos 1001.01.120

Southeast perspective view showing restored outlookers

DeTurk · c.1974-1975

Photographic print showing southeast perspective view with restored outlookers. Note on reverse side of photo reads "NEW ROOF OF CLAY TILE, OUTLOOKERS FOR PENT ROOF" Details shown in this image include: brick gable-end chimney, clay tile roof, pent hood, restored outlookers.

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Keim house and ancillary building, SW perspective view (c.1990)
Photos 1002.01.006

Southwest perspective view

Keim · C.1990

Frame # 7 of 16 (2-17) from 35mm color negatives, all various views of the buildings on the Jacob Keim Farmstead. Southwest perspective view of Keim ancillary building showing west eaves wall and re-tiled roof. Detail of 1930s Victorian-style porch on house [left]. Updated February, 2021, Laurence Ward

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