Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 12, 1982, Image 59

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    BOYERTOWN - The Boyer
town Area Historical Society will
hold its second annual house tour
on Sunday, June 27, 12 to 5 p.m.
Organizing the event are: Mrs.
Jake Lea, chairman; Mrs. Robert
Smith, Mrs. Lawrence Jilk, Mrs.
Linwood Ott, Mrs. Michael Butler,
Mrs. Rosie Mutter, Mrs. E.
Kenneth Nyce, and Holly K. Green.
The tour includes nine private
residences, a hotel, a general
store, and a spoke/handle factory.
The homes on view exhibit a
variety of architectural styles and
span both the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries.
The oldest residence is
Popodicon, a brick, Georgian style
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Saturday, June 12
Lancaster Society 19 meets to hear
Grace Miller
Lancaster Society 2 meets to hear
the Denver/Ephrata Telephone
representative on problem
phone calls
Lancaster Society 10 meets to hear
Nancy Heiller from the Pilot
Club
Lancaster Society 25 meets to visit
Rock Ford Plantation
Monday, June 14
Lanaster Co. Society 7 meets to
hear about Hospice by Sally
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structure, erected in the early to
nud-1700s, and currently owned by
Dolly Adams.
Several early stone farmhouses
will be open, including- the
eighteenth century Ron Rhoads
home, which has an especially
colorful facade; the home of Mrs
Edwin Reed, which dates from the
late 1700 s-early 1800 s; and the
early nineteenth century Robert
Caswell home, which was once
part of a 63-acre farm.
Bnck and stone houses of the
mid-nineteenth century are also on
the tour Among them are- the
James Levengood home, a
“village” house, erected in the
Sunoms
Tuesday, June 15
Lancaster Co Society 27 meets to
learn about strawberries by
Amelia Erb and Dons Nissley
Berks Co. Society 6 meets with
Betty Yoder for slides
Thursday, June I?
Lancaster Co. Society 15 meets to
entertain Society 7 and 20
Saturday, June 19
Lancaster Co. Society 18 meets for
an ice cream party
Lancaster Co. Society 3 meets for a
seeing eye dog program
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1840 s; the Henry Body residence,
also dating from the 1830 s, the
Charles Napier home, a stone
structure probably constructed in
the 1820s-1830s. The Alfred Van
derbeck home, a bnck structure
dating from the 1830 s, features
some very interesting twentieth
century additions.
A. number of the tour sites in
volve past or present commercial
use Country taverns were once an
integral part of the Boyertown
area landsc; vital community
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Van- Boyertown area that will be on tour by the area
derbeck, a brick structure dating from the Historical Society. The home features some
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structures in the 1700 s and 1800 s
Two of these will be on the tour
One, the Yellow House Hotel,
was constructed in the 1800 s and
still functions as a restaurant. The
other, the former Pikeville Hotel,
today serves as the residence of
Mr and Mrs George Rodenbough
Two other very interesting com
mercial buildings will be on view
The Hereford General Store,
owned by Mr. and Mrs. James
Althouse, dates from the early
1800 s and still retains much of its
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 12,1982—819
early 1900 s stock Owned by the
Bahr brothers, the Gabel
spoke/handle factory served the
wagons of bygone days Erected in
1897, the stone factory actually
resembles a mill
The tour features buildings that
cover several centuries and en
compass a diversity of ar
chitectural styles Tickets are $6
and should be purchased by June
21 Send checks to Mrs Robert
Smith, Box 755, R 4, Boyertown, PA
19512