Mercer Museum
84 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-345-0210
Mercer Museum Hours
Monday-Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday noon - 5 pm
In 1916, Henry Mercer (1856-1930) Historian and Archaeologist erected a 6-story concrete castle. Mercer recognized the need to collect and preserve the outmoded material of daily life in America before it was swept away by the Industrial Revolution. Mercer gathered almost 30,000 items ranging from hand tools to horse-drawn vehicles.
The towering central atrium of the Museum was used to hang the largest objects such as a whaleboat, stagecoach and Conestoga wagon. On each level surrounding the court, smaller exhibits were installed in alcoves, niches and rooms according to Mercer's own classifications - healing arts, tinsmith, dairy, illumination and many more. The end result of the building is a unique interior that is both logical and provocative. It requires the visitor to view objects in a new way.
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