October 30, 2009

• DeTurk House in the Fall

  
  JOHAN DeTURK HOUSE (1767)
   In 1767 Johan and Deborah Hoch DeTurk  built this stone home
    known as "The DeTurk House".
  They built this for themselves when they wanted a smaller home in their old age,
  it is known as an ancillary house.
  The stone building is an example of French Huguenot and
  Germanic architecture in the Oley Valley.
  Besides the first-floor living space, there's a basement
  with a root cellar and a second floor for grain storage.
  The building has never had electricity or plumbing.
  

  
  Johan had first built the larger stone house which is located across the street
  where they raised 12 children.
  Both houses are seen here.
  
  Here is a closer look at the latch on the door 

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