. The centennial history of Kutztown, Pennsylvania : celebrating the centennial of the incorporation of the borough, 1815-1915. own is uncertain. Tradition assertsthat it was built by George Esser, greatgrandfather to Jacob B. Esser, former pro-prietor of The Kutztown Journal andThe Kutztown Patriot. One writerthinks it likely that the house was put upbefore the land was patented in is, however, a most unlikely suppo- tion of the row of brick houses now abut-ting on the street in that section. In 1857the building was torn down. Quite recent-ly workmen digging post holes for a fenceon
. The centennial history of Kutztown, Pennsylvania : celebrating the centennial of the incorporation of the borough, 1815-1915. own is uncertain. Tradition assertsthat it was built by George Esser, greatgrandfather to Jacob B. Esser, former pro-prietor of The Kutztown Journal andThe Kutztown Patriot. One writerthinks it likely that the house was put upbefore the land was patented in is, however, a most unlikely suppo- tion of the row of brick houses now abut-ting on the street in that section. In 1857the building was torn down. Quite recent-ly workmen digging post holes for a fenceon the lot of Mrs. Nathan S. Kemp andLlewellyn Angstadt came upon a buriedwall, probably the foundation of this firsthouse, though possibly in its second loca-tion. The accompanying picture is said by theolder people of the town, who rememberthe house well, to be an accurate-presenta-tion of the appearance of the old struc-ture, especially in its later years. Likemost other houses of the early settlers,this building was a rude and humble one,of logs. The pen-picture of the home ofthe pioneer drawn by the late Rev. Dr. F. The First Housk in Kutztown sition, one practically proved to be un-founded, because Schultzes map of theEaston Road, 1755, which gives the loca-tion of houses of early settlers all alongthe road, gives no indication of any build-ing standing at that time in the area nowcovered by Kutztown. It does, however,show the Saucony, a bridge over it, and theroad with all its turns. In addition to thisconsideration, examination of lists of tax-ables in Maxatawny township for thosetimes fails to show the name of any personby the name of Esser. This house is said to have stood on thesouth side of East Main street, somewhatwest of the present J. Daniel Sharadin resi-dence. In 1851 it was sold to David Fisterand John G. Wink, who removed it to therear of the lot to make way for the erec- F. Schantz, applies well to this first Kutz-town house: Ihe first log house was a ver
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