Pennsylvania Academy of Art
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 | Pennsylvania Academy of Art |
| Designer | Frank Furness |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Date | 1871 to 1876 |
| Building Type | art school |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Eclectic style |
| Street Address | Broad St and Cherry St |
| Notes | Polychromatic masonry. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Pennsylvania_Academy_of_Ar.html |
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Address:Broad and Cherry streetsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19102USA 215-972-7600
"The competition to replace the 1846 building by Richard A. Gilpin was announced on 20 June 1871. When it closed on 1 November, entries had been submitted by Henry A. Sims, Addison Hutton, Thomas Richards, and Furness & Hewitt...The cornerstone was laid in December 1872, and the building was dedicated in April 1876. The Academy also contains furniture, including a lectern and bookcases, from the designs of the office. In 1973 the building underwent an extensive restoration under the direction of Hyman Myers of Day and Zimmerman Architects, returning its public spaces and galleries to their original brilliance."
— George E. Thomas, Michael J. Lewis and Jeffrey A. Cohen. Frank Furness, The Complete Works. p161.
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Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. double center diagram, p200.— Updated edition available at Amazon.com
Donald Corner and Jenny Young. Slide from photographer's collection. PCD.2260.1012.1841.023
James F. O'Gorman. The Architecture of Frank Furness. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973. LC 73-77307. NA737.F85O34. interior photo of stairhall, fig 3-9, p85.
George E. Thomas, Michael J. Lewis and Jeffrey A. Cohen. Frank Furness, The Complete Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991. ISBN 1-878271-04-0. NA 737.F84A4 1991. details, p161.
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art — The official web site.
