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The Fisher Fine Arts Library was the primary library of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from 1891 to 1962. The red sandstone , brick -and- terra-cotta Venetian Gothic giant, part fortress and part cathedral, was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (1839–1912).
The Henry Charles Lea Library and Reading Room addition (1905) expanded the library eastward: The Duhring Wing (1915) expanded the library's bookstacks southward. It was converted into office space in 1964. [7] The Horace Howard Furness Reading Room addition (1931) expanded the library westward, and housed his Shakespeare collection until 1963.
The properties are distributed across all of Philadelphia's 12 planning districts. East/West Oak Lane, Olney, Upper North and Lower North are included as North Philadelphia. Kensington, Near Northeast and Far Northeast are part of Northeast Philadelphia. Roxborough/Manayunk and Germantown/Chestnut Hill are a part of Northwest Philadelphia.
North Philadelphia 1–15 Kelly Drive: Fairmount: A row of fifteen historic boathouses along the Schuylkill River. The Schuylkill Navy is based here. Architect Frank Furness and the Undine Barge Club have association with this site. 7: Carpenters' Hall
The Library Company of Philadelphia (LCP) is a non-profit organization based on Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia.Founded as a library in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, the Library Company of Philadelphia has accumulated one of the most significant collections of historically valuable manuscripts and printed material in the United States.
Frank Heyling Furness (November 12, 1839 – June 27, 1912) was an American architect of the Victorian era.He designed more than 600 buildings, most in the Philadelphia area, and is remembered for his diverse, muscular, often inordinately scaled buildings, and for his influence on the Chicago-based architect Louis Sullivan.
Philadelphia Hospital Library [3] Philadelphia Library Association of Colored Brethren [2] Philadelphia Maritime Exchange [3] Philadelphia Museum library [4] Philadelphia Public Library (est.1892), administered by the city Board of Education. Also called City Library [14] Branch no.1: Montgomery Ave. and 17th St. [5] Branch no.2: Broad and ...
Furness-Pabst cabinet doors (1870–71), private collection. Designed for Horace Howard Furness's private library. A year after his emigration to the United States, Pabst married Helena "Salina" Gross (1831–1912) in Philadelphia, on June 11, 1850.