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FONTHILL CASTLE. Thousands of handcrafted ceramic tiles were inset throughout, including Henry Mercer's own Moravian-style tiles plus Persian, Chinese, Spanish, and Dutch productions he collected. Today, the 60-acre Bucks County estate serves as a museum to pre-industrial life, with 900 American and European prints at Fonthill. East Court St. and Rt. 313, Doylestown, PA. Fonthill Castle, Doylestown Pennsylvania, Castle Interiors, American Castles, Bucks County Pa, Castles Interior, Bucks County, Beautiful Castles, Gothic House

FONTHILL CASTLE. Thousands of handcrafted ceramic tiles were inset throughout, including Henry Mercer's own Moravian-style tiles plus Persian, Chinese, Spanish, and Dutch productions he collected. Today, the 60-acre Bucks County estate serves as a museum to pre-industrial life, with 900 American and European prints at Fonthill. East Court St. and Rt. 313, Doylestown, PA.

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THE CEMETERY OF FORGOTTEN BOOKS  This is a place of mystery, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. This place was already ancient when my father brought me here for the first time, many years ago. Perhaps as old as the city itself. Nobody knows for certain how l... Fonthill Castle, Beyond Blessed, Old Libraries, Beautiful Library, Old Library, Marjolein Bastin, Dream Library, Library Room, Book Stores

THE CEMETERY OF FORGOTTEN BOOKS This is a place of mystery, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. This place was already ancient when my father brought me here for the first time, many years ago. Perhaps as old as the city itself. Nobody knows for certain how…

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Fonthill Castle Estate - Doylestown PA - Sterling E Stevens Design Photo Fonthill Castle, Mercer Museum, Doylestown Pa, Castle Estate, Concrete Structure, Reinforced Concrete, Design Photo, Architecture Fashion, Fireplace Mantels

Woohoo! I finally got away to take some photos for fun! I traveled to the unique Fonthill Castle Estate in Doylestown, approximately an hour north of Philadelphia. Fonthill was built in the early 20th century by Henry Chapman Mercer an archaeologist and anthropolgist. Mercer had no training in architecture but designed and built the entire […]

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