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Although Mercer lacked formal architectural training, he envisioned Fonthill as a sculptural monument to his passions. Using clay, miniature blocks, and his imagination, Mercer sketched out a complex layout of rooms, courtyards, alcoves, and towers—each space carefully curated to display his collections of ceramics, ancient tools, artworks, and books. He envisioned the castle not merely as a residence but as an eclectic museum, a living testimony to his life's work.