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About. Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). Mercer built Fonthill Castle as his home and as a showplace for his collection of tiles and prints. The castle serves as an early example of reinforced concrete and features forty ...
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Mercer Museum 84 South pine street Doylestown, PA 18901 Admission Fees. Phone: 215.345.0210. Fonthill Castle East Court Street & Route 313 Doylestown, PA 18901
Among the oldest artifacts in the Mercer Museum are a 2,000 year old whale oil lamp and Native American implements dating to 6,000-8,000 BC. Rollo's Fact 7 All the concrete used to construct Fonthill (1908-1910) was mixed by hand!
The old cigar-store statues around the Mercer Museum include not only Native Americans but Buffalo Bill Cody, too. The Animals on the Loose permanent exhibit invites the museum’s youngest visitors (ages 3 to 8) and their families to join Henry Mercer’s favorite dog, Rollo, on a participatory adventure in search of “escaped” animal ...
• On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle will be closed. Tickets and more information about visiting us can be found ...
Fonthill Castle. Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). Archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramicist, scholar and antiquarian, Mercer built Fonthill Castle both as his home and as a showplace for his collection of tiles and prints. The first of three Mercer buildings in Doylestown, Fonthill ...
May 29, 2015 · The Mercer Museum appears like a giant European castle on the outskirts of Doylestown, PA. The museum is actually one of three poured-in-place concrete structures that Mercer built around Doylestown. While Fonthill Castle was built as his home, and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works was built for his workspace, the castle that became the ...
