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Doylestown: B. McGinty; reprint, Harrisburg, PA: Capitol Preservation Committee, 1997. ISBN 0964304848. Mercer's own guide and description of the decorative wall and floor tiles and their story. Bucks County Historical Society (1972). The Mercer Mile: The Story of Henry Chapman Mercer and His Concrete Buildings. Doylestown: Bucks County ...
The tile works complex is located just north of Fonthill, off Swamp Road. Built in 1911-12, it resembles a medieval cloister, with an arched colonnade surrounding a central courtyard. The main portion of the structure is 2-1/2 stories in height, and houses five kilns. The facility continues to actively produce tile, [2] using molds created by ...
Henry Chapman Mercer (June 24, 1856 – March 9, 1930) [1] was an American archeologist, artifact collector, tile-maker, and designer of three distinctive poured concrete structures: Fonthill, his home; the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works; and the Mercer Museum.
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Fonthill Castle was the home of the archaeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms and one powder room.
What Big Lots stores are closing in Pa? According to Big Lots’ online inventory of locations, 11 stores in Pennsylvania will close. They are: Kennett Square: 345 Scarlet Rd.
Sample of tile work from the on-site production facility in the Mercer Museum. Henry Mercer was a gentleman anthropologist. On a cruise up the Ruhr in early adulthood, Mercer was impressed by the eclipse of artisanal culture by industrial production, and resolved himself to preserving artifacts of preindustrial life.
After filing for bankruptcy last week, Rite Aid is expected to shutter more than 150 stores across the U.S. — including dozens in Pennsylvania.. The company, which operated more than 2,000 ...