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Doylestown / Pennsylvania / United States
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Heritage Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to historic and open space preservation, planning for sustainable communities and wildlife habitat restoration. The organization is headquartered at historic Aldie Mansion, which was established as a private residence in 1927 and can be rented for weddings, meetings and other events.
Doylestown / Pennsylvania / United States
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The Mercer Museum is a six-story castle constructed of concrete by Henry C. Mercer to house and exhibit his collection of everyday objects from the mid-19th Century. Many objects, such as a whaling boat, stagecoach and Conestoga wagon, are suspended from the ceiling of the castle's central atrium, having been delibertly hung per Mercer's direction, to force visitors to view these objects in a new and different way. Museum patrons can view themed display rooms as they walk around on each floor, showing items such as tools of a hatmaker, shoemaker, confectionary and healing arts. Mercer purchased most of his collection prior to his death in 1930.  His mission was to preserve the tools of the past which were quickly becoming obsolete by the Industrial Revolution.  Through donations, the museum is still collecting today.  In fact, items which are now obsolete in the 21st Century, such as an 8-track cassette tape and a black rotary telephone, are on also display. Construction of a "New Century Expansion" is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Childrens activities such as scavenger hunts are available throughout the museum.  They include searching for the concrete pawprints of Rollo the dog, and the "Animals on the Loose" exhibit on the fifth floor. The Mercer Museum is neither heated nor air conditioned. Although the concrete construction helps to moderate temperature extremes, visitors are advised to dress accordingly. Much of the museum is accessible via elevator, however, there are some rooms which can only be reached by using the stairs. The museum is administered by the Bucks County Historical Society, which also oversees the Fonthill Museum.  Combination tickets for both the Mercer and Fonthill Museums are available.  Private events are catered by Memorable Affairs of nearby Hartsville, PA.

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Doylestown / Pennsylvania / United States
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The Bucks County Historical Society gives daily guided tours of the amazing structure that was once the home of Henry Chapman Mercer. Constructed of fireproof concrete, the home was designed and built by Mercer circa 1910. The design borrows from a range of European styles that Mercer became familiar with on his travels abroad, including Gothic, medieval and Byzantine. The many tiles featured inside and outside the home were a kind of showcase of the many products produced by his nearby Moravian Tile Works.

Inside photography is not allowed. A permit is required for wedding and commercial photographers. Private parties are handled by Memorable Affairs in Hartsville.

Admission discounts are offered for AAA members as well as military personnel. Coupons are available online at the Mercer Museum website. Tour groups and school groups are welcome.

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Doylestown / Pennsylvania / United States
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The Doylestown Historical Society building is located on S. Main Street near the center of town.

The society was started in 1995 with the mission of preserving the local historic business of Doylestown in a time when newer construction and industry was taking over.

The museum is only open on weekends or by appointment for visitors interested in taking a tour of the building and the various exhibits.

Permanent exhibits include:

Henry Chapman Mercer - A Great Doylestonian - (1865-1930)
 
Wlliam Watts Hart Davis - Doylestown's Foremost Historian - (1820-1910)
 
Dr, William Edgar Geil - Doylestown's Evangelical World Explorer - (1865-1925)

Doylestown / Pennsylvania / United States
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Moravian Pottery & Tile Works Museum is a working history museum where full-time ceramists and part-time apprentices create re-issues of the original designs from Henry C. Mercer's historical tile collection. The craftsmen demonstrate daily to visitors how they use the same techniques from the turn of the 20th Century arts and crafts movement in creating the tiles including pressing the clay into molds and painting the tiles by hand. All of the tiles are made from hand-mixed Bucks County clay and are available for sale as souvenirs or for home improvement projects such as fireplace surrounds, backsplashes or flooring.  The museum also offers classes and workshops for the public and also caters to school groups and summer camps.

Tours of the facility start with a fifteen minute orientation video and then continues along a designated tour route marked with signs throughout the concrete fabricated building. Visitors can walk through at their own pace, but the tour generally takes about 40 minutes. There are several stairways along the way. Part of the tour includes being able to watch ceramists create the tile and visitors are encouraged to ask questions, which are cheerfully answered.

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Doylestown / Pennsylvania / United States
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