Court St. and Swamp Rd. and Pine and Ashland Sts., Doylestown, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Bucks.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 04, 1985. NRIS 85002366.
Also known as:
Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is a National Historic Landmark District located at Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 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. All three are now museum properties of the Bucks County Historical Society. The landmark designation for the group was made in 1985; each property is also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994177