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Hunterdon and Bucks Christmas Tree Farms: Cut Your Own, Fresh Cut, Pre-Cut
, New Jersey, USA
Don't forget to check out our Christmas Tree pages. We have a full list of local farms located
Wed, 03-12-2008 18:47 -0600
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Elysium Antiques
Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Mon, 01-12-2008 21:44 -0600
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Fleur de Lis Gifts for Christmas
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA
Frenchtowner.com and JohnStringfellow.com are proud to announce the grand opening of a new online
Sat, 29-11-2008 17:19 -0600
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Organic Restaurant and Lounge
New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Sun, 16-11-2008 16:18 -0600
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Art Events and Celebrations This Weekend in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA
There are two events being staged in Frenchtown New Jersey this weekend
Fri, 07-11-2008 16:47 -0600
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Store in Frenchtown Announces Huge Sale
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA
Room, a new home store in Frenchtown New Jersey is having a sale through the end of December
Fri, 07-11-2008 16:34 -0600
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New Weddings Website
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA
Frenchtowner.com is proud to announce our new website which is a subdomain of our main site
Sat, 01-11-2008 14:02 -0500
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Rent This Space . Advertising on Frenchtowner.com
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA
Frenchtowner.com is a website that reaches thousands of people in the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys
Fri, 31-10-2008 14:04 -0500
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The Christmas Trains of Union County
Union, New Jersey, USA
Union County New Jersey hosts world-class HO scale layout for the holidays
Fri, 31-10-2008 12:37 -0500
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Frenchtown Artist Moves to New Location
Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA
Cathy Smith Designs Sets Frenchtown Grand Opening in New Race Street Location
Sun, 19-10-2008 21:20 -0500
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Fonthill Museum
Fonthill Museum is part of the Mercer Museum in Doylestown. This unique building is one of the most photographed and famous structures in Bucks County and the surrounding area. If you are coming to the area, be sure to put Fonthill on your travel itinerary.
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Fonthill is located on a large 60 acre estate in the heart of Doylestown Pennsylvania. It was originally built as the private home of Henry C. Mercer in 1912. This sprawling spiraling castle has an amorphous almost haphazard feeling to it that makes for an exceptionally strange structure and a masterpiece of American architecture.
The castle has 44 rooms, 18 fireplaces, 32 staircases, 21 chimneys, 200 windows and thousands of decorative ceramic tiles that cover the floors, walls and ceilings of this amazing and eccentric structure.
Fonthill was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. It is operated by the Bucks County Historical Society and a staff of 40 dedicated volunteers. These volunteers guide over 30,000 people through the castle annually.
Categories . Keywords . Tags:
Getaways » Romantic Getaways » Near NYC
Travel Guide » Great American Places
Getaways » Recreation
Getaways » Recreation » Things To Do In Bucks + Hunterdon County
Tags . Keywords » Bucks County
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Doylestown Pennsylvania
USA
215-348-9461
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If you've never been to visit the Fonthill museum, you are missing out on an amazing historical treasure.
Living only 2 miles from the Fonthill the past 13 years, I've visited many times on the outside. December we finally decided to take our first inside tour.
The candlelight tour with many rooms decorated with light Christmas trees was truly magical.
The tour guide takes the group around the castle stopping at each room taking you back in time sharing stories of Henry Chapman Mercer and describing the design and the unique process of how the ceilings, floors etc were created.
Each tour guide does their own research and has their own stories to tell. So you can visit many times and hear different stories with each visit.
Being one who enjoys art and photography, I plan to go back again during the day so I can enjoy a closer look at many of the art pieces hung throughout the castle.
My only regret is that we didn't take the tour sooner.
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