Fonthill, a concrete Castle
"Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). The castle serves as an early example of reinforced concrete and features forty-four rooms, over two hundred windows, and eighteen fireplaces. The building has limited accessibility with steep stairs and narrow, uneven passages."
-- Mercer Museum. Org
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Fonthill, a concrete Castle
"Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). The castle serves as an early example of reinforced concrete and features forty-four rooms, over two hundred windows, and eighteen fireplaces. The building has limited accessibility with steep stairs and narrow, uneven passages."
-- Mercer Museum. Org
Doylestown, Pennsylvania