Frank Furness - Birthplace
N 39° 56.740 W 075° 09.984
18S E 485784 N 4421740
Frank Furness was born and raised here.
Waymark Code: WMFRAM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2012
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From the marker: 'Frank Furness (1839-1912)
A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine Arts and U. of Penn Library. Apprentice to Richard Morris Hunt and mentor to Louis Sullivan, Furness was born here.'
For more about Frank, see
frankfurness.org. For the dedication ceremony, see
Frank Furness Historic Marker Dedication. For a video about Frank, see
Frank Furness: A Philadelphia Original.