{"id":7818,"date":"2014-10-20T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T17:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2014-10-20T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T17:08:19","slug":"restaurant-raffle-to-fund-ashbridge-house-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=7818","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant raffle to fund Ashbridge House repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 305-yeard-old Ashbridge House needs local support for some repairs \u2014 and the Downingtown Area Historical Society is running a restaurant raffle to help fund the work.<\/p><\/div>\n

EAST CALN \u2014 Time has taken its toll on Ashbridge House, the Downingtown Area Historical Society\u2019s 305-year-old headquarters on Route 30 in East Caln.<\/p>\n

The 18th<\/sup> Century house\u2019s walls aren\u2019t tumbling down, but several of them sure are leaking, and rainwater is seeping into the interior. That is happening because the decades-old mortar, which bonds the stonework on the house\u2019s exterior walls, has deteriorated and the mortar requires re-pointing.<\/p>\n

The Historical Society started the re-pointing process at the house several months ago, when it had the mortar of the 1850s summer kitchen addition replaced. That repointing job was done by Paul\u2019s Pointing of Kennett Square, a masonry contractor which specializes in working on historic buildings. It cost $3,600.<\/p>\n

The next re-pointing operation will be on the house\u2019s east side wall. That job will cost $16,000, and it must be done ASAP.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why all the proceeds from the Historical Society\u2019s second annual \u201cA Taste of Chester County\u201d restaurant raffle will be used to pay for re-pointing the east wall. The raffle winner will receive six $200 vouchers, with a total value of $1,200, for meals at six local restaurants: Amani\u2019s BYOB, St. Anthony\u2019s Restaurant, The General Warren Inn, The Kimberton Inn, The Orangery, and The Thorndale Inn.<\/p>\n

Raffle tickets are $50 each. They can be purchased by:<\/p>\n