Fonthill
Fonthill, also known as Fonthill Castle, was the home of the American archaeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Fonthill Castle” and “Fonthill Museum”
- Address: 525 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moravian Pottery and Tile Works and Doylestown Airport.
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Moravian Pottery & Tile Works is a history museum which is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the County of Bucks, and operated by TileWorks of Bucks County, a 501c3 non-profit organization. Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is situated 810 feet north of Fonthill.
Doylestown Airport
Aerodrome
Doylestown Airport is a public airport in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, owned by the Bucks County Airport Authority. It is two nautical miles north of Doylestown, Pennsylvania and has a single fixed-base operator, Leading Edge Aviation, Civil Air Patrol squadron 907, flight training, and aircraft rentals.
James A. Michener Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Michener Art Museum is a private, non-profit museum that is located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, it was named for the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer James A. James A. Michener Art Museum is situated 1 mile south of Fonthill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doylestown and Fountainville.
Doylestown
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Doylestown is a town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This article also covers the neighboring community of Buckingham.
Fountainville
Village
Fountainville is an unincorporated community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fountainville is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 313 and Ferry Road at the tripoint of Doylestown, New Britain, and Plumstead townships. Fountainville is situated 2 miles northwest of Fonthill.
Danboro
Hamlet
Danboro is an unincorporated community in Plumstead Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Danboro is located at the intersection of Ferry Road/Danboro Point Pleasant Pike and Old Easton Road, north of Doylestown. Danboro is situated 2½ miles north of Fonthill.
Fonthill
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.32113° or 40° 19′ 16″ northLongitude
-75.12293° or 75° 7′ 23″ westElevation
427 feet (130 metres)Open location code
87G68VCG+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 294400997OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5189922Wikidata ID
Q8564291
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In Other Languages
“Fonthill” goes by many names.
- French: “Fonthill”
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