Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2002

Henry Mercer, an archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramicist, scholar, antiquarian, and eccentric built Fonthill Castle from 1908-1912 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania out of concrete. The use of concrete as a building material was quite an innovation at the time. He also invented the concrete-specific building techniques necessary to complete its construction. He chose concrete to ensure that his castle would not burn down, along with the priceless collection of historical artifacts it contained. On June 23, 1910, he lit a bonfire on a roof balcony to demonstrate to the alarmed townspeople that his castle would not burn down. 

I have visited the castle several times and photographed it before, mainly in the summer. But the scene was very different on this glorious winter day. With its fresh, deep snow and side lighting from the low winter sun, it made for a wonderful photographic opportunity.

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