The Trust’s Sites and Structures Committee is currently [Spring, 2026] considering or
planning the following stabilization and restoration projects on Trust structures, to
commence, resume, or progress to completion in 2026:
- (a) Diverting the sub-grade spring flow away from the Keim ancillary turner’s
shop to stabilize the foundation and earthen bed supporting the building;
(b) Masonry work on the Keim shop building to re-align and reinforce
degraded and displaced wall segments;
(c) Underpinning segments of inadequately supported foundation beds with
solidly compacted material; - (a) Removal of remaining 20th century box cornice sections from the 1753 Keim House and addition, to be replaced by plastered cove cornices on the curved ends of the original “outlookers” under the eaves of the southern and northern walls of the house;
(b) replacement of the “raking” box cornices on the gable ends of the house and
addition and replacement with “barge” boards in their original form and
proportions;
(c) Restoration of the Keim House chimneys, and parging the interior with
refractory-grade lime mortar; - (a) Masonry restoration of displaced and unstable segments of stone
walling of the Deturk ancillary house and restoration of supportive framing
elements;
(b) Replacement of missing and displaced roof tiles; - Restoration of the kitchen-parlor partition in the Mouns Jones House on its original alignment south of the centered doorways;
- Restoration of the kitchen-parlor partition in the Mouns Jones House on its
original alignment south of the centered doorways; - Restoration of the first floor partition and installation of a 10-plate stove,
piping, and chimney in the parlor (“stube”) section of the Michael Fulp Hous