Keeping History Alive: Manufacturer Donation Helps Preserve Buildings on Historical Museum Site
Generosity begins at home, and Drexel Metals’ generosity will help ensure future generations can experience historical Doylestown, Pa., and the Mercer Museum, located about an hour north of Philadelphia.
Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle are nonprofit National Historic Landmarks, designed by Henry Mercer and now operated by the Bucks County Historical Society. Two buildings on the property in need of immediate repair were the Rufe Building and a barn. The Rufe Building, named for its last tenant, Rufe Brothers Plumbing & Heating, is located directly across the street from the museum and used for storage and educational classes that can’t be conducted in the castle. The historic barn was built by a third-generation of the Hart family that first settled on the property in 1732.