Doylestown Attractions

Henry Mercer built Fonthill between 1908 and 1912. The concrete castle has 44 rooms, 18 fireplaces and more than 200 windows of varying size and shape. Mercer designed the interior first and then the exterior to accommodate them.

James A. Michener Art Museum houses a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century American art with work by many Pennsylvanian Impressionists. An outdoor sculpture garden and Japanese-style reading room are also part of the museum's exhibits.

The Mercer Museum displays implements, folk art and furnishings of early America before mechanization. There are 40,000 tools on display, used for more than 60 early American crafts and trades.

The restored buildings of the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works were used by Henry Mercer in 1898 for the production of decorative tiles and mosaics. This working history museum allows self-guided tours to illustrate the tile making process.

The story of the American Czestochowa began to unfold in 1953 when Father Michael M. Zembrzuski, a Pauline monk from Poland, purchased a small parcel of farmland. Within two years a small barn was converted into a chapel and solemnly dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa on June 26, 1955.

Today, the 170 acre parcel of land features a large church, monastery, and cemetery.