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Northeast perspective view of the original 1765 house-block showing its principal features other than façade details: NE (back) eaves wall with asymmetrical fenestration based on differences in placement of interior elements (built-in closet ["Schrank"] in recess from chimney-plane of SE chamber on 2d floor, and kitchen fireplace and doorway passage on 1s
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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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These drawings from the 1980s show the Keim House prior to its restoration, which included removal of the 1930s porch [see record KR11PH3], reconstruction of stone stairwell to cellar [KR11PH1], reconstruction of the original 1753 pent roof [KHPH19 and KHPH13], and restoration of the first-period 2d floor exterior balcony and plastered cove cornice applied t
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Series of 19 images showing perspective views of the Keim House and other dwellings, detail views depicting evidence of an early plastered cove cornice on the Keim house, and other related photos, including images of houses built during the same quarter-century period as the Keim house and earlier English antecedents displaying plastered cove cornices. I
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Sites & Structures Report, April, 2019: During the 2019 and 2020 restoration season, the Trust will substantially complete multi-year projects on the Mouns Jones and George Douglass houses, returning them to their respective 1716 and 1765 architectural forms, as documented by extensive evidence carefully considered and faithfully executed by our committe
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SITES AND STRUCTURES REPORT GDH JUNE 30, 2019 Description: WORK PROGRESS SINCE APRIL 1, 2019: I. CARPENTRY AND JOINERY: Front (NW) parlor: The majority of the floor boards in the best parlor required substantially more shop-work and on-site carpentry and joinery to conserve, functionally restore, re-nail, and level in their historic locations as
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I. PLASTERWORK: Interior: During the 3d quarter of 2019, the project plasterer, William Smith of Brandywine Historic Services, made substantial progress in the interior work, including restoration of wall and ceiling integrity in the 1st floor kitchen. Specific accomplishments include: (A) Determining which original 1765 plaster ranges are soundly ancho
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Progress to Date on restoration and site-improvement projects: I. Mouns Jones House: A. First story masonry wall facing the river was re-laid in September [Image #1, Photo 65, 8/27/18]. B. Paired cantilevered stone lintels have been set on stainless steel angles spanning the first story doorway [Images #2 and #3, photos #24, 10/3/18 and #7, 9/9/18, an
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Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Sites & Structures Report, September 2018 Mouns Jones House Later period and compromised 2d floor boards and joists have been removed; scaffold-shoring installed to support all structural loads normally borne by the wall now under restoration [Image #1, Photo 1, 9/5/18, exterior scaffol
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George Douglass House Project work Accomplished October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 Continuing plasterwork begun in the 3d quarter of 2018, the following significant progress was made on exterior plaster restoration on the cove cornices on the façade and north gable-end, and with interior plastering in the 2d floor chambers: Exterior cove cornices:
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George Douglass House Restoration Accomplishments, July 1 to September 30, 2018 A. Exterior Plaster: Restoring the plastered cove cornice on the primary façade; Image #1, photo 2, 7/21/17, shows a run of the cornice on the primary façade before restoration, with missing and damaged plaster and lath. The restoration process required removal of degraded earl
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Sites & Structures Committee Report for August 14, 2013 meeting of the Board of the Directors of the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Description: The following is a summary of stabilization, preservation, restoration, and related work planned, completed, and in-progress, including requested Board approval or other action on pending work and
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