Frank Furness
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Frank Furness was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his bold, eclectic, and highly original Victorian-era designs, particularly in Philadelphia.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect → human → |
| activeYearsEnd | 1910s → |
| activeYearsStart | 1860s → |
| awardReceived | Medal of Honor → |
| birthDate | 1839-11-12 → |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States"
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| conflictParticipatedIn | American Civil War → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| deathDate | 1912-06-27 → |
| deathPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States"
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| designed |
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
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Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania → Merchants’ Exchange Bank buildings and various commercial structures in Philadelphia → Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts →
surface form: "Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts building, Philadelphia"
Provident Life & Trust Company building (demolished) → Union League of Philadelphia alterations and additions → numerous railroad stations for the Pennsylvania Railroad → |
| familyName |
Furness Peninsula
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surface form: "Furness"
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| father | William Henry Furness → |
| fieldOfWork |
architectural design of banks and commercial buildings
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architecture → railroad architecture → |
| givenName | Frank → |
| influenced |
Louis Sullivan
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modern American commercial architecture → |
| influencedBy |
Second Empire
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surface form: "French Second Empire architecture"
Gothic Revival →
surface form: "Gothic Revival architecture"
Richard Morris Hunt → |
| militaryRank | captain → |
| movement |
Eclecticism in architecture
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Victorian architecture →
surface form: "High Victorian Gothic"
Victorian architecture → |
| name | Frank Furness → |
| notableFor |
bold architectural style
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eclectic architectural designs → highly original Victorian-era buildings → work in Philadelphia → |
| notableWorkLocation | Philadelphia metropolitan area → |
| occupation | architect → |
| servedIn | Union Army → |
| sibling | Horace Howard Furness → |
| spouse | Fanny Fassitt Furness → |
| styleCharacteristic |
asymmetry
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bold ornament → dramatic massing → inventive use of materials → polychromy → strong muscular forms → |
| workLocation |
Philadelphia
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surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States"
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