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Black and white photographic print showing detail of eastern segment of the south gable wall. Tree to right of building had encroached into foundation masonry [see MFHPH19--1005.01.020, note regarding removal of tree]. Details include: random rubble masonry; quoin corner pier; pointing from 19th-century periods include "barn-dash" [overlapping the exposed
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Digital image of a black and white photographic print showing the southeastern corner pier joining the south gable wall and east eaves wall, after the early 1967 collapse of the entire roof and floor systems, their timber framing, and portions of the eaves and gable walls. The large beam on the ground between the building and the tree is possibly the wall pl
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Digital image of a black & white photographic print showing detail of south gable wall. Lower circle in red marker draws attention to the tree referred to in the pencil note on the verso. Upper red circle locates the junction of the western rake board on the south gable wall [detail of MFHPH17--1005.01.018] with the rafter [“wall”] plate borne by the east e
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Digital photograph showing segment of south gable wall with irregular vertical fracture radiating through poorly aligned mortar joints extending from rake board to grade. This failure, disintegration of the bond between the chimney and wall, and several other unstable segments of the masonry structure will be remedied in a 2010-2011 restoration project. This
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Sites & Structures Report for October, 2011 to Directors of the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County. The following is a summary of preservation and restoration work completed and in-progress: George Douglass House, The early 19th century second addition: Re-construction of the gable wall of the one-story summer kitchen/meat processing struc
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