Henry Chapman Mercer

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archaeologist architectural designer collector human tilemaker

Henry Chapman Mercer was an American archaeologist, tilemaker, and collector known for his handcrafted Moravian tiles and the concrete structures he built in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, including Fonthill Castle and the Mercer Museum.

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Henry Chapman Mercer canonical 9

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instanceOf archaeologist ⓘ
architectural designer ⓘ
collector ⓘ
human ⓘ
tilemaker ⓘ
associatedWith Bucks County Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1856-06-24 ⓘ
burialPlace Fonthill Castle grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1930-03-09 ⓘ
designed Fonthill Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mercer Museum building NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
familyName Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork archaeology ⓘ
ceramic art ⓘ
folk art collection ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ
founded Mercer Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Henry Chapman Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre handmade decorative tiles ⓘ
givenName Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCollection artifacts of early American everyday life ⓘ
hasWorkLocation Doylestown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage American ⓘ
knownFor collection of pre-industrial American artifacts ⓘ
handcrafted Moravian tiles ⓘ
reinforced concrete architecture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Arts and Crafts movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableProject construction of Fonthill Castle in poured concrete ⓘ
construction of Mercer Museum in poured concrete ⓘ
notableWork Fonthill Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mercer Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation archaeologist ⓘ
collector ⓘ
museum founder ⓘ
tilemaker ⓘ
placeOfBirth Doylestown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Doylestown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Doylestown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Doylestown, Pennsylvania → associatedWithPerson → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Mercer Museum → namedAfter → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Mercer Museum → founder → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Mercer Museum → architect → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Mercer Museum → builder → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Fonthill Castle → creator → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Fonthill Castle → architect → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Fonthill Castle → owner → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ
Fonthill Castle → builtFor → Henry Chapman Mercer ⓘ