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Aug 10, 2020 · August 10, 2020 • Ivy D'Agostino. Hello everyone! In continuing with the Bucks County series, I’d like to share some more on Henry Chapman Mercer. The first of his buildings in Bucks County was the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, built to begin construction of Mercer’s tile designs. He was inspired greatly by the Arts and Crafts movement ...
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown Borough, Bucks County, PA 18901. School District: Central Bucks. Post Office: Doylestown. Zip Code: 18901. Builder (s): Henry Mercer. The Tile Works is part of a National Landmark Historic District often referred to as "The Mercer Mile." Included in the Landmark are Fonthill (Mercer's Residence) and ...
Feb 9, 2018 · Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is at 130 E Swamp Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901. It is open daily from 10:00 AM until 4:45 PM except on selected holidays. More from CBS News.
Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930) founded the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works in 1898 after realizing that the skilled pottery craft of the Pennsylvania-German Moravian community was headed towards extinction due to increased industrialization. A key figure in America’s Arts and Craft movement which elevated craftsmanship and decorative arts ...
Jun 1, 1996 · Indeed, my satisfaction with Henry Chapman Mercer and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is complete."— Pennsylvania History "Not only is this a fine reference book for the academic, but it will also interest anyone who likes ceramic tiles, since the author has done so much research and shows us Mercer's methods.
- Cleota Reed
The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, a National Historic Landmark, is a non-profit working history museum operated by The TileWorks of Bucks County. Built between 1911 and 1912 by Henry Chapman Mercer, the TileWorks carries on Mercer's tradition of storytelling with the molds, tools and processes he developed over a century ago to make tiles ...
Tours available every 30 min. until 4pm Phone 215/345-6722 Prices Admission $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children 7-17 Web site Moravian Pottery and Tile Works About our rating system Right on Pa. 313, the sprawling Spanish mission-style Moravian Pottery & Tile Works was Dr. Mercer's first big project.
