Client:
Ulster American Folk Park, County Tyrone, Ireland
Project:
Ulster American Folk Park springhouse
Location:
West Deer Township, Allegheny County
Our Role:
Documentation; Paint & Mortar Analysis
CDC documented the history and construction of this log springhouse before it was moved to Ireland. Mortar and paint samples were extracted. Each log was numbered and carefully packed into a large shipping box for the trip over the Atlantic Ocean. Michael Cummings dismantled the building. The Cunningham Springhouse was part of the Cunningham Farm located in West Deer Township. The family arrived from Ireland in 1810 and purchased 200 acres of land for their family farm. The family’s log springhouse with an overhsot roof system was preserved by the Dillner family who later bought the property.
Additional Interest: The log springhouse was moved in 1999 to the Ulster American Folk Park, an open-air museum in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The museum tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th & 19th centuries and provides visitors with a “living history” experience on its outdoor site.
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