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The Little Stone House in Fonthill Woods

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Exciting update – Fonthill and BCHS plans

18 Monday Dec 2017

Posted by Valerie-Anne Lutz in Uncategorized

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Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Doylestown Historical Society, Fonthill, Fonthill Gates, Henry Chapman Mercer, Little Stone House, Silva Vocat, Valerie-Anne Lutz, Who Learns Will Love and Not Destroy the Creatures Life The Flowers Joy

We were thrilled to see the article in today’s Intelligencer describing the plans of the new executive director of Fonthill and Mercer Museum, Kyle McKoy.  We plan to reconvene our group and offer to help with the efforts to revive the Little House site.

http://www.theintell.com/news/20171218/lavo-little-house-in-woods

Some of you might remember the article from two years ago which mentioned our group: http://www.theintell.com/69393a68-de5c-584e-b2d0-d392b8c4e946.html

Thomas E. Brunt’s first drone video of the Little Stone House, from August 2015: https://vimeo.com/135701924

One immediate way to help is to contribute to the Fonthill Woodlands Project.  From their page:

“The graffiti and spray paint that appears on the exterior and interior of the little house in the woods will be removed and the façade will be cleaned to expose the architectural features of the structure. One of the most unique features on the exterior of the house is a beautiful Mercer tile that depicts a bird and the Latin phrase “Silva Vocat” (the forest calls), and it is this wonderful art that serves as the showpiece for the mission appeal graphics.”

Consider volunteering with us…

09 Sunday Aug 2015

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Bucks County Historical Society, Douglas Dolan, Doylestown, Fonthill, Fonthill Gates, Henry Chapman Mercer, Little Stone House, Valerie-Anne Lutz

Our representative, Valerie-Anne Lutz, met on August 7 with Mr. Douglas Dolan, Executive Director of the Bucks County Historical Society, to learn more about the Fonthill Trustees’ plans for the Fonthill grounds. At this point, they are in the middle of the project to the restore the Fonthill Gates, and hope that all interested will volunteer to help that project. We will be meeting with a volunteer coordinator to discuss plans to clean up the grounds from the gates to the area of the house in the very near future.  If you’re interested in learning more about this, please comment here or contact valerieanne1222@gmail.com.  More soon…

Beautiful film about the Little Stone House by Thomas E. Brunt

07 Friday Aug 2015

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Doylestown, Drone video, Fonthill, Henry Chapman Mercer, Little Stone House, Thomas E. Brunt

This beautiful film shows views of the Little Stone House that were never before possible, photographed with a drone above the house:

Little Stone House video by Thomas E. Brunt

Thank you so much for this, Tom.  Words cannot express the appreciation from all of your friends who also love the Little Stone House.

Little Stone House painting by Alan Fetterman

10 Friday Jul 2015

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Alan Fetterman, Doylestown, Doylestown Historical Society, Doylestown Nature Club, Fonthill, Frank N. Gallagher, Henry Chapman Mercer, Judge Ed Ludwig, Little Stone House

Artist Alan Fetterman has generously offered to allow us to use an image of his beautiful painting of the little stone house for our group.  Thank you so much, Alan.

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The painting was given to Mr. Frank N. Gallagher by Judge Ed Ludwig of the Doylestown Historical Society.  Mr. Gallagher gave it to the Doylestown Nature Club, who at one time had the house as their meeting place.  The Club currently has no permanent home for the painting, so they donated it to the Doylestown Historical Society.  Read the story on the Doylestown Nature Club site.

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04 Saturday Jul 2015

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Doylestown, Doylestown Nature Club, Fonthill, Henry Chapman Mercer, Little Stone House, Silva Vocat, The Forest Calls, Who Learns Will Love and Not Destroy the Creatures Life The Flowers Joy

The little stone house is near Fonthill Castle, the home of Henry Chapman Mercer. Originally part of the Bestler tract of land purchased by Mercer in 1907, the house was restored by him in 1916, with the inscription below in Mercer tiles under the roof line.  There is also a charming tile with an image of a bird at top center which reads “Silva Vocat” (“The Forest Calls.”)

In May 1917, the Doylestown Nature Club began using the building for meetings and to store its archives.  After many years, unfortunately, the little house fell into disrepair and has undergone much damage from vandalism and the elements.

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The forest, and the house, are now calling for our assistance.  One evening, several of us began talking in a Facebook group about a little stone house in the woods near Henry Chapman Mercer’s Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, PA.  An article about the history of the house was posted.

That night, we began our group, which grew to over 100 members in just over a week. We’ve been in touch with several people and have offered to help with everything from fundraising to hands-on assistance with cleaning and, we hope, restoration of the little house.  The efforts are, we hope, moving in a positive direction.

We’ve set up this site as a home for the little stone house online.  Welcome!

Everyone is welcome to like our Facebook page and join our public Facebook group.  If you’re interested in helping with preservation efforts, please join our Friends group.

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