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Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, Bucks County, was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer. Mercer built the castle between 1908 and 1912 ...
This year, the Fonthill Castle in Doylestown is celebrating its 100th birthday. Noted tile maker Henry Mercer built the 44-room castle out of reinforced concrete. The interior walls, floors and ...
Those looking to double up on castles by Mercer, because he built two, can nab the $26 combo ticket that includes admission to Fonthill Castle and the Mercer Museum. The Mercer Museum is the ...
Instead of copying European castles, he built himself a 44-room concrete mansion in Doylestown that looks like it came from someone's wildest dreams. Fonthill Castle is a maze of oddly-shaped ...
Bring cash, since you'll probably leave with a tile or two. Fonthill was built by Henry Chapman Mercer as his residence, but its castle-like quality puts it on the list of 5 castles of Bucks County.
In 1907, “Henry just absorbed the property when he built Fonthill ... was encased in concrete and expanded to become Fonthill Castle itself. After completing his seven-story mansion ...
In the early 1900s, he sought out to create a medieval-style castle that would serve as his home. It became known as Fonthill Castle. "Mercer actually wanted it to be a museum from the very ...
Standing on the terrace of Fonthill Castle on the edge of Doylestown ... including the Smithsonian-affiliated, concrete castle Mercer built as his home 110 years ago. “People have focused ...
Rendition of renovated wetlands on the grounds of Fonthill Castle. The castle, built between 1908-1912, was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer. Plans call for renovation of the castle and ...
Decorative arts aficionados will admire the handmade tiles in Fonthill Castle, but the variety of architectural styles, from Gothic to Byzantine, is also intriguing. Boldt Castle, built by the ...