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Mercer Museum

Mercer Museum

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+1 215 345 02 1084 S Pine St, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901

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84 S Pine St, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901

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About

The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete castle designed by Henry Mercer (1856-1930) and completed in 1916. Today, it is one of Bucks County’s premier cultural attractions and a Smithsonian affiliate. The museum complex features local and national traveling exhibits, as well as a core museum collection of over 50,000 pre-Industrial tools. This permanent collection offers visitors a unique window into pre-Industrial America through sixty different crafts and trades, and is one of the world’s most comprehensive portraits of pre-Industrial American material culture. The museum also features a research library that is a center for local history related to Bucks County and the surrounding region.

Amenities

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair rental

Hours

Thursday
10 AM to 5 PM
Friday
10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday
10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday
10 AM to 5 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday
10 AM to 5 PM

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