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The Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania Fonthill Castle. Henry Mercer was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1856. Mercer first traveled to Europe in 1870. He attended Harvard University between 1875 and 1879, obtaining a liberal arts degree.
Fonthill Castle was the home of the archaeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms and one powder room.
Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is a National Historic Landmark District located at Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.It consists of three properties built by Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930) in a distinctive application of the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, which are also notable for the early use of poured concrete: Fonthill, the Mercer Museum ...
The Mercer Museum is a museum located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The Bucks County Historical Society operates the Mercer Museum, the Research Library, and Fonthill Castle, the former home of the museum's founder, archeologist Henry Chapman Mercer .
Sample work from the tile plant established by Henry Chapman Mercer, now the Mercer Museum. Handmade tiles are still produced in a manner similar to that developed by the pottery's founder and builder, Henry Chapman Mercer. Tile designs are reissues of original designs. Mercer was a major proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement in America. He ...
Fonthill, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, built 1908–12 for Henry Chapman Mercer. [31] It is listed as a contributing building on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Franklin Castle, also known as the Hannes Tiedemann House, Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1881 for Hannes Tiedemann. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
Mercer Museum Fonthill Castle Doylestown Borough is home to three structures designed and built by Henry Chapman Mercer. The Mercer Museum , a structure built in poured concrete, is the home to Mercer's collection of early American artifacts.
39 Mercer Ave. at Center St., Doylestown City Artists Delaware Canal: January 18, 1949 ... Henry Chapman Mercer: October 17, 1998: Pa. 313 in front of Tile Works ...