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Booklet, "A Day in the Oley Valley" 1967, 12 pages. Sponsored by the Woman's Club of Oley. The De Turk House is featured in this annual tour of historic sites. The cover further pronounces "Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the DeTurk House" and "Benefit of the DeTurk Restoration Fund, Historic Preservation Trust of Berks county." A drive-arou
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The inscription in image #2 is a vernacular Germanic version of the names of Johan and Debora DeTurk, as it is carved into the lintel spanning the attic doorway into the granary space, with the presumed construction date of 1767. See other DeTurk Collection records in this archive for descriptions, details, and images of the history, structure and restora
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Digital image of a drawing (with caption) that appears on page 32 of "Home Craft Course: Pennsylvania German Architecture" (volume 19 ) published by Mrs. Naaman Keyser in Kutztown, PA. and written by Richard S. Montgomery, A.I.A. Drawing depicts the carved inscription in the lintel of the south gable doorway of the DeTurk House. Image [owners’ names] appears
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Series of three images (one digital copy of a field notes drawing by L. Ward and two digital photographs) showing the vent grille used by blacksmith James Kieffer of Honey Brook, Chester County, PA, to fabricate the grille to the precise dimensions of the vent opening in the west wall of the root cellar, and the re-fabricated grille. The grille was installed
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Measured drawings accompanying Historical American Buildings Survey photographs and text. Three pages of info contains cover page, location map with historical and project info, and floor plans. Image shown is of coverpage only. For full images refer to Multimedia Links or additional images. See records DTHPH2--1001.01.024 thru DTHPH8--1001.01.030 for sep
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All of these drawings were executed prior to the 2017-2021 restoration campaign [see GDHRPT records in these archives for description, scope, details, and photos of the restoration project]. Larry Ward
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Booklet "The De Turk House of Oley," by Phoebe Bertolet Hopkins; reprinted from the Historical Review of Berks County, Spring 1966. Printed cover plus 5 printed pages, with 3 photo illustrations. Describing it as the ancestral home of the DeTurk family in America, the author notes its crumbling condition, and the efforts underway to preserve and rest
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Photo copy of Field Notes Drawing by Thomas A. Opitz, historic restoration carpenter, with measurements of water table and other elevations surrounding DeTurk House 3 days after 1.5 inches of rain.
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