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Series of 89 photographs depicting the restoration of the fireplace lintel and masonry in the DeTurk house. Detailed captions appear below. DETAILED CAPTIONS #890, 8/9/09: Fireplace lintel (the large beam, also called a ”chimney-tree,” ”manteltree,” and ”balk” [early English: “baulk”] supporting the stone masonry chimney ”breast”) across center of photo
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Measured drawings (18 X 24 inches) accompanying Historical American Buildings Survey photographs and text. Two pages of information contain cover page, inset location map, structural plans, and floor plan drawing. Image #1 is of drawings only. For images of cover-page refer to MULTIMEDIA LINKS or additional image. For full HABS text see 1000.01.018--MJTX1 or
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18 chronological photos of the December, 2009 restoration of a distended, de-laminated, and destabilized segment of DeTurk east eaves wall above the kitchen cellar doorway. Details shown in this series include exposed end-grain of first floor joists; tiered pair of oak relieving plates, one a joist-bearing ["leveling"] plank, the other a member relieving pla
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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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