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Tuesday/Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete castle designed by Henry Mercer and completed in 1916. Today, it is one of Bucks County’s premier cultural attractions and a Smithsonian affiliate.
Overview. The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete castle designed by Henry Mercer (1856-1930) and completed in 1916. Today, it is one of Bucks County’s premier cultural attractions and a Smithsonian affiliate.
Top ways to experience nearby attractions. This museum is 6 stories high, full of tools and products of Mercer’s time (from about 1870-1920). It is steel reinforced concrete, which was new at its time. Parking is at the side/back where the main entrance is. If you use GPS, it takes you to the front of the building.
The Mercer Museum and Fonthill annually welcome visitors from all 50 states. Henry Mercer was 51 when he began building the first of his three concrete structures, his home Fonthill, 1908-1910. There are 44 rooms in Fonthill including 10 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms and 18 fireplaces.
The Museum is enjoyed annually by more than 65,000 visitors from around the world. The collection has grown to some 40,000 objects. Among museum professionals, technology scholars, and tool collectors, the collection is considered to be the most complete of its kind in America.
Henry C. Mercer opened a museum in 1916 to contain his collection of everyday tools and artifacts associated with preindustrial trades, crafts, agriculture and domestic work. Mercer wanted to make sure that progress didn’t wipe out evidence of America’s early productivity.
The Mercer Museum is located at 84 South Pine Street in Doylestown and is open 6 days a week. For more schedule and admission information visit mercermuseum.org or call 215-345-0210. Exhibits
