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October 3, 1979
SUSQUEHANNA TIMES—Page 7
HOUSE, Race St., Bain-
bridge, is an ancestral log
cabin which was repur-
chased by the family in
restoration and to provide
housing for the sixth
generation of the proprietor
of Howthorn’s Furniture
and Interiors, and the J.
Hawthorn Miller Funeral
Home of Bainbridge.
The original log cabin lost
its basic rectangular shape
in 1845, when it became a
modified ““T’’ to provide
more space for an expand-
ing family. A typical country
this expansion including the
The Hawthorn-Miller
House
THE HAWTHORN-MILLER
1967, for the purpose of
home was the outcome of
addition of a
kitchen.
The interior of the house
has been completed and a
number of antiques of the
period will be found in
place. They were created in
the Hawthorn cabinetmaker
shops which were originally
located directly across the
street. Yet uncompleted is
the landscaping which will
tie the whole home together
with its colonial gardens,
fence rows and patio.
Jack Hawthorn Miller and
his wife, Janice will be
happy to discuss any
quesiions you may have
pertaining to the house or its
furnishings.
summer
deVITRY HOUSE, Rt. 441,
Bainbridge, a farmhouse,
known as ‘‘Sunny Corner’
was built in 1776 of native
flintstone. The surrounding
porch was added by Norman
Hoffman in 1922 and was
partially enclosed by Pierre
deVitry.
Special features (original)
include: walk-in stone fire-
place with bracket for crane
and recessed niche, stone
sink “with drain outlet
alongside the fireplace,
triple circular staircase, wall
deVitry Farmhouse
deVitry Farmhouse
with wind-up bucket. There
were originally four fire-
places, but the two at the
furnace end are blocked off
for the flue.. The stone
chimneys are visible in the
attic and their recessed
foundations in the cellar.
Much of the wide-board
flooring throughout the
house is old but has been
repaired.
The farm, including
woodland, consists of ap-
proximately 43 acres.
DRS. IRWIN & M. SUSAN
RICHMAN, R1, Bainbridge,
both professors at Penn
State, Capital Campus in
Middletown, live at ‘‘Hack-
berry Hill’. It is also the
home of Rev. and Mrs. E.O.
Steigerwalt, retired.
The house was built in
several stages from circa
1830 to circa 1970, and here
the principle . attraction is
the gardens built in and
around the foundations of a
Pennsylvania German bank
barn which burned in the
1950’s. In the tradition of
Italian Renaissance garden
planning, the gardens are
terraced down the hillside,
each terrace with its own
Gardens at Richman’s property
“Hackberry Hill’
Gardens at Richman’s property
personality. One is a
Pennsylvania German four
square garden, a second
follows an English formal
design, and the third is a
contemporary garden with
boulder strewn landscape
built around a free form
swimming pool. Other less
formal gardens dot the five
acre property.
Only the family room of
the home is open for the
tour, and in it Mrs. E.O.
Steigerwalt, will demon-
strate the art of weaving.
She will be joined by a
neighbor, Pauline Garman,
who will demonstrate the art
of spinning.
The Old
Blacksmith Shop
THE OLD BLACKSMITH
SHOP, 2nd St., Bainbridge,
is a rare example of early
Americana in an unusual
setting. The building and its
forge have been painstak-
ingly restored to their
original condition by Mr.
Richard W. Brooks and his
son, Wayne Brooks.
In restoring this rare
shop, father and son found
the original tools, including
the bellows, forge, colonial
anvil, hammers, tongs and
forging tools. Mr. Richard
Brooks, an accomplished
gunmaker and blacksmith,
uses this equipment today to
make items similar to those
used by the early settlers of
this area. He has collected
many early tools to create a
fascinating, authentic dis-
play. A number of local
antiques are also on display.
The Haldeman
Mansion
THE HALDEMAN MAN-
SION, Locust Grove, Bain-
‘bridge, had its beginning
somewhere in the time
period of 1738. The actual
plantation of 440 acres was
granted to John Galbreath,
Jr. by warrant from the
Penn brothers dated 1738.
The Galbreath Family ap-
pear on the tax lists of
Chester County from 1718
through the 1720’s when
Lancaster County was still a
part of Chester County.
The late Dr. Samuel
Steman Haldeman was born
at the mansion on August
12, 1912. Dr. Haldeman
attained fame and world
recognition from his many
works in Philology, Phono-
graphy, Ethnology, Natural
History and Archaeology.
His writings in all fields of
science are literally innum-
erable.
An added attraction will
be entertainment and light
refreshments provided at
Haldeman Mansion. Several
stops on the tour will offer
unusual crafts by craftsman
who will either demonstrate
or display their particular
creative artistry. Crafts
featured are weaving and
spinning, candle-dipping,
clock making with a display
of museum piece clocks and
a gun collection.
The proceeds from the
tour will go for the benefit of
the communities of both
Bainbridge and Maytown,
and also for the benefit of
the Haldeman Preservation
Society. Both are non-profit
organizations.
ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH, 2nd St., Bain-
bridge, was organized in
1835. The property and
meetinghouse were pur-
chased in 1839.
The old church building
was used by the Union
soldiers during the Civil
War and was remodeled in
1895. This building and the
Sunday School building
St. Luke’s
Lutheran Church
erected in 1905 are still in
use today. In 1957, a new
wing was built and
dedicated.
A number of unusual
crafts will be on display at
this stop along with
interesting demonstrations
of the crafts in progress.
Chairs will be available for
your relaxation and enjoy-
ment of the presentations.
Register to
in time for
Voter registration by mail
requires a form. Forms can
be picked up at: banks (and
the First Federal Savings
and Loan), the library,
municipal offices, nursing
and convalescent homes,
post offices, the Donegal
District office, liquor stores,
and from the Welcome
vote
election
Wagon.
Forms are available for
registering to vote, changes
of address. and changes of
party. All forms must be
mailed to the voter
registration office at the
courthouse. SO N. Duke St.,
Lancaster. by S:00pm, Oct.
Oth.
Unusual pieces sold
at public auction
Sold at public auction
Saturday by auctioneers
Abe Schaffner and Wolge-
muth, were items offered by
Robert and Vivian Carroll,
E. Market St., Marietta.
Some unusual pieces sold
were: carousel $110; settee
$385; Marietta pots $11 &
$4; 1000 eyes water set $26;
P
planters peanut jar $57.50;
Prayer chair $40; Grand-
father clock $425; library
book stand $20; Copper
wash boiler $17.
The items were close-outs
from an antique shop the
Carrolls operated at that
address,
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