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Howell House, part one

September 22, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Howell, Prallsville, Reading, Rittenhouse, Rosemont, Stockton Tags: architecture, early settlers, ferries, houses, land titles, maps, proprietors

Not long ago, Dennis Bertland inquired about an old house that might have been located on the William Rittenhouse tract that I recently wrote about (“The Rittenhouse Tavern.” Dennis’ inquiry can be found in the comments section.) It is located in a blank space on the Hammond Map between the Wickecheoke Creek and Shoppons Run. Who did that space belong to?

The Rosemont Store and Tavern house

September 1, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Reading, Rosemont, Wolverton

Although this article concerns two more owners of the Rittenhouse Tavern, I am going to interrupt the story to relate the history of the Rosemont Store. The reason for that is that the next tavern house owner, Lambert B. Mathews, purchased the store before he bought the house.