Western end of Fonthill House.


Western end of Fonthill House. Rounded entrance hall on right with tall south western tower behind. Large windows with small panes few in concrete window surrounds. Fonthill is a unique poured concrete house designed and built by Henry Mercer during the Art and Crafts movement. The house boasts 44 rooms 18 fireplaces 32 stairwells and more than 200 windows and was completed 1912. It is now a National Historic Landmark.


Size: 3493px × 5241px
Location: Fonthill, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States America, USA
Photo credit: © Janice Hazeldine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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