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Incomplete receipt on piece of parchment [Geo]rge Douglass (Jr.) Philadelphia 17 Sept[ember] 1829 Bot of Martin and (+) Hartz [?] Sugar 20 u[nits] [at or times] 16 $3.29 1 T Tea 1 3.00 [2 b]ahils (bails) Timothy Seed 3.50 7.00
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The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, PA., Project ME Number 16709 George Douglass House Project work Accomplished January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 During the 1st quarter of 2019, our project plasterer (working on his 20th National Register structure) made substantial progress in the interior work, restoring wall integr
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The attached photos show the Project signage noting the grant participation of the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; “before” photos showing the degraded plaster to be preserved un-coated, removed and re-plastered, or whitewashed after crack repairs and surface losses; and (in Photo #3) the out-of-level, degraded, and missing flooring to be preser
View recordHistoric Paint Finishes Study: The George Douglass House The original finishes of the First Floor Hall and Staircase Conducted at the Request of Mr. Laurence Ward, Preservation Project Coordinator 425 Museum Road West Reading, Pennsylvania 19611 By: Matthew J. Mosca Historic Paint Finishes Specialist Artifex, Ltd. 2641 North Ch
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Series of 35 pages that describes the location, ownership, history, architecture, etc. of the George Douglass House. This is the main application sent to the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places as the application for National Register Status for the Douglass House. Photos included with this
View recordIn a Sept 15, 1997 manuscript note to Dr. Donald A. Shelley, then a Trust Board member, Theresa Beard--a Trust founder, former President, and long-time Board member--reported that she “spoke to a man who said he did not think there was a butcher shop in the Douglass Mansion but when he was very young…about 10 years old…he remembered the Slaughter House and s
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Receipt indicated a payment was received in full Inscriped is: Mr. George Douglass (Jr) Bot (Bought) of John Bunn 458 feet pine boards cut at fifteen dollars per thousand for Mr. Sheepshank 6 -- 89 (=$6.89) Received the Above in full John Bunn
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Two page newsletter published by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County in Feb. 1997 (Volume IV Number 1). Topics discussed include: recrafting of the Trust's mission statement, and an update on the restoration work on the George Douglass House. See additional image for full text.
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Eight page newsletter published by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County in Feb. 1997 (Volume IV, Number 3). Topics discussed include: 32nd annual Mouns Jones Country Fair, educations programs, George Douglass House update, George Douglass history, colonial Military Muster, Christmas Tea, annual membership meeting, calendar of events, and voluntee
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Photocopy of a one-page Architectural Data Form prepared by Barry K. Stover for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Form was prepared in order to update existing HABS information for George Douglass House privy. This information was never filed with HABS. See GDHFN1---1002.01.016 for measured field notes drawings created by Barry Stover to accompan
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