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Article on DeTurk House on the front page of "Oley Valley Sentinel: A quarterly publication serving the entire Oley Valley School District," Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2009. Article appearing on page 7 was writeen by Spencer Shaak, Sentinel Intern and contains three photographs. Piece briefly discusses resoration project, its budget, archaeological study, an
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Invoice for fabrication of window sash and upper door molding for DeTurk House by Boyertown Planing Mill. Invoice is dated August 29, 1974.
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Invoice for restoration work to DeTurk House clay tile roof and chimney from contractor Chris Foster. Invoice is dated January 16, 1990.
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Seven-page article (with photographs) appearing on pages 2-8 in the Fall 1975 (volume IV, Number 1) issue of "American Folklife," journal of the American Folklife Society. Article titled "Colonial Dressed Stone Structures" discusses dressed stone houses, V-pointing & flat pointing, brick arches & dressed stone, etc. Approximately half of the article uses
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Letter in reply to HPTBC's Mrs. E. Robert Hottenstein from Donald D. Donohue, antique dealer of Falls Church VA, dated 08/01/1969. No copy of the letter from Mrs. Hottenstein has been found. "Letter No. 2" is printed in pencil in the upper right corner. This apparently refers to a series (numbered 1 to 6) of inquiries to various sources about the De Tu
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Letter from Donald Donahue, antique dealer of Falls Church VA, dated Feb. 13,1970, in reply to a letter dated August 14, 1969 from Mrs. E. Robert Hottenstein, , to. A copy of the letter from Mrs. Hottenstein is posted in record DTHTX10. "Letter No. 3" is printed in pencil in the upper right corner. This apparently refers to a series (numbered 1 to 6) of i
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Invoice for fabrication of DeTurk House Dutch door by Frederick Brothers, Inc. Invoice is dated July 17, 1974.
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Invoice for fabrication of three pairs of wooden shutters for DeTurk House by Frederick Brothers, Inc. Invoice is dated May 2, 1974.
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Excerpt from the "Transactions of the Historical Society of Berks County Volume III: Embracing Papers Contributed to the Society 1910-1916" published by the Historical Society of Berks County in 1923 in Reading, PA. Eleven-page excerpt begins on page 244 and is titled "Baptisms of Indians in Oley Prior to 1732: A Paper Read before the Historical Society S
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Excerpt from the "Transactions of the Historical Society of Berks County Volume III: Embracing Papers Contributed to the Society 1910-1916" published by the Historical Society of Berks County in 1923 in Reading, PA. Sixteen-page excerpt begins on page 255 and is titled "Great Religious Revival which Occured in the Oley Valley 175 Years Ago." Paper written
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Letter Aug 14, 1969, by Mrs. E. Robert Hottenstein in reply to the Aug. 1, 1969 letter from Donald D. Donohue. There is further discussion of the De Turk house door and its hardware, and the details necessary to have reproductions of these made if the originals cannot be purchased.
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Partial page excerpt from essay titled "Down Oley Way" by Olive Zehner describing deteriorated condition of the DeTurck [DeTurk] house and appealing for it's preservation. Illustrated by exterior photo courtesy of the Berks County Historical Society. (see larger image DTHPH12-1001.01.035) From: Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine, Vol. V, No. 5, page 16.
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Invoice for materials and labor for restoration masonry work done to DeTurk House by Robert L. Landis (Carpenter & Masonry Work). Invoice is dated June 12, 1973.
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One page letter written by Betty Hottenstein (then secretery of the Trust) in March 1970. Letter requests that exisiting members of the Trust renew their membership and pay their dues and annouces the date for the annual membership meeting. Also, letter briefly discusses restoration work performed on Mouns Jones House and planned for the DeTurk House. Maint
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Full-page article with seven photos from the front page of the Reading Eagle's Spectrum section (page 9). Article, titled "Little House in the Oley Valley," written by Ray Koehler (photos by Bill Ader & Dennis R. Bender) was published Thursday July 18, 1991. Article mainly focuses on replacment of clay ridge tiles, which were handmade by Lester Breinin
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Article with one photo from Opinion & Editorial page of the Kutztown Area Patriot, October 22, 2009 edition. Article is titled "Historic German roots originate in Rhine Valley" and written by Richard L.T. Orth (photo of DeTurk House courtesy of www.americanfolklifeintsittute.com). Article mainly focuses on the use of clay roof tiles by the Oley Valley'
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Letter from PHMC, Eric deJonge, dated Apr 17, 1969, in reply to letter of inquiry from Mrs. J. Robert Hottenstein. Subjects include DeTurk house shutters and the possible loan for copying of the one in PHMC hands. He also indicates that the Dutch-Front door of the building is in private hands in Virginia or Washington D.C., and suggests corresponding with a
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Series of 17 images comprising the entire text (and included digital photographs) for the Trust's application to Preservation Pennsylvania's annual awards ceremony. The application was originally submitted to nominate the restoration work completed at Johan DeTurk House between July 2009 and december 2010 for a for a Construction Award under the Residential
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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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Background text accompanying Historical American Buildings Survey photographs and drawings. Six pages of text contains "Location," Historical Info," "Architectural Info," etc. on the DeTurk House. For full text see additional images or refer to MULTIMEDIA LINKS. Full contents of HABS file may also be found in MULTIMEDIA LINKS.
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Essay written by Phoebe Hopkins about the Deturk House in Oley Valley.
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Photocopy of a ten-page report prepared by Barry K. Stover for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Form was prepared in order to update existing HABS information on the DeTurk House already on file at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, this information was never filed with HABS. Topics discussed include: Hisotrical Informati
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Letter from Harold E. Yoder, Jr. of the Historical Society of Berks County, dated Feb. 13, 1970, in reply to a personal inquiry from Mrs. J. Robert Hottenstein. Subjects include shutters from the DeTurk house which the Society holds, and windows from elsewhere which were mistakenly displayed with them. "Letter No. 5" is printed in pencil in the upper rig
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