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STEAM ENGINE TOUR. Come see our Metropolitan Steam Engine operating in the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works! Learn the important role of the steam engine and other historic machines used in historic tile production. January 31 at 1 and 2 pm. BOOK NOW.
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130 E Swamp Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901 215.239.9797....
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The Moravian Pottery & Tile Works (MPTW) is a history museum which is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the County of Bucks, and operated by TileWorks of Bucks County, a 501c3 non-profit organization.
- Dr. Henry Chapman Mercer
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- 1912
Mar 20, 2015 · The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works was opened to the public in 1964, and it has been one of Bucks County, Pennsylvania’s hottest tourist attractions ever since. Many people, myself included, have driven by the tile works in the past and wondered, “What on earth is that?”
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A “working history” museum in Bucks County, the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is a local gem and a National Historic Landmark. Founded and built by Henry Chapman Mercer in the early twentieth century, the facility still produces handmade tiles using techniques that Mercer developed, and reproductions are crafted using his original molds ...
Family shopping at Moravian Pottery & Tile Works Tours at The Tileworks are offered every half hour and include a video and self-guided walk through the facility where guests can see original installations, various displays and even watch the artisans throughout the entire tile-making process.
(215) 239-9797. Visit Website. Send Email. TileWorks is a working History Museum and Contemporary Pottery. Originally built by Henry Mercer, the leading artistic tile maker in the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Book a tour to see the tiles being made using Mercer’s historic methods.
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, and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.
