Fonthill Museum
Completed in 1912, Fonthill was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), archaeologist, collector, and tile maker. The first of three Mercer buildings in Doylestown, Fonthill also served as a showplace for the famed Moravian tiles he produced during the height of the Arts & Crafts movement. It is an eclectic mix of Medieval, Gothic, and Byzantine architecture, and is significant as an early example of poured reinforced concrete. This castle boasts 44 rooms, 18 fireplaces and more than 200 windows of varying size and shape. The interior walls, floors and ceilings are elaborately adorned with an incredible array of Mercer's original handcrafted tiles.
Regional Events
Impressionist Giverny: Americans Painters in France, 1885–1915,
05/03/08
Lyme,
Connecticut
The Florence Griswold Museum is the first venue for "Impressionist Giverny: Americans Painters in France, 1885–1915", an exhibition of over fifty works organized by the Musée d’Art Américain, Giverny and drawn from the collections of the Terra Foundation for American Art. The exhibition tells the story of the expatriate colony founded by American artists in the village of Impressionist master Claude Monet.
Jazz at Cliveden ,
07/20/08
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Jazz at Cliveden.
Kykuit Closes for the Season,
11/02/08
Tarrytown,
New York
Kykuit, the estate that served as home to four generations of Rockefellers, closes to visitors for the season on Sunday, November 2. The estate includes a six-story stone house, expansive terraced gardens, art galleries, outdoor sculpture, commanding Hudson River views, and much more.
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101 Spring Street, New York, New York, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
2 Columbus Circle, Doylestown, New York, 11 Most Endangered
African Meeting House, Nantucket , Massachusetts, National Trust Historic Sites
African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, Boston, Massachusetts, National Trust Historic Sites
Alice Austen House, Staten Island, New York, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
Annapolis, MD, Doylestown, Maryland, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Bath, ME, Doylestown, Maine, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Bethlehem Steel Plant, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 11 Most Endangered
Bronx River Parkway, Doylestown, New York, 11 Most Endangered
Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront, Doylestown, New York, 11 Most Endangered
Burlington, VT, Doylestown, Vermont, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Camp Security, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 11 Most Endangered
Cape Cod, Doylestown, Massachusetts, 11 Most Endangered
Cedar Grove, The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, New York, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
Charles Demuth House & Garden Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
Chatham, MA, Doylestown, Massachusetts, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Historic Artist Homes & Studios, National Trust Historic Sites
CIGNA Campus, Doylestown, Connecticut, 11 Most Endangered
Cliveden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Community Revitalization, National Trust Historic Sites
Cooperstown, NY, Doylestown, New York, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
