There is a springhouse at the Highlands in Fort Washington, PA.  This was the late 18th-century home of Anthony Morris.  Joseph Hall did some archaeological investigations near the springhouse in the late 1970s and wrote up his research in his dissertation:

Joseph Hudson Hall IV
1978  Archaeology at the Highlands:  Social Stratification and the Egalitarian Ideal in Whitemarsh, 1795-1850.  Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pennsylvania.  



Dr. Karen Metheny
Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology
Boston University
 

 

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From: Doms, Keith <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 8:21 pm
Subject: Springhouse Survey


Good Afternoon,

            After having to try to find and document several
springhouses in the mid-Atlantic region, I have become frustrated with
how little has been published about them.   (For those who are
interested, there is a very informative 2009 master's thesis by
Stephanie Lee Shaw (U of DE) "Springhouses of the Red Clay Valley: A
Transformation from Essential to Ornamental".)  Therefore, I have
started to document surviving examples of springhouses in my area.  I
would like to know if any of the list members have hard documentation on
the springhouse structures.  I plan to make a public data base with
photos for general reference.  I know the purpose and history of
springhouses.  I am not collecting personal reminiscences at this time.
Does any one out there have a documented springhouse?  

 

State, County:

Date:

Material:

Dimensions:

Number and location of windows:

Number and location of doors:

Roof type:

Orientation:

Number of floors:

Distance to dwelling:

 

 

Keith Doms