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Frenchtown station : elevation and plans [technical drawing]
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Bc 615 F981b Sheet 5
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- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Furness, Evans & Co.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Furness, Frank architect.
- Furness, Frank.
- Furness, Evans & Co.
- Pennsylvania Railroad--Buildings.
- Pennsylvania Railroad.
- Architects--Archives.
- Architects.
- Architectural design--History--19th century--Sources.
- Architectural design.
- Architectural design--History--20th century--Sources.
- Architectural drawing--United States.
- Architectural drawing.
- Architecture--United States--History--19th century--Designs and plans.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- linen 46 x 71 cm. ink.
- Biography/History:
- Frank Furness practiced architecture in Philadelphia under the firm names Fraser, Furness & Hewitt (1867-1871), Furness & Hewitt (1871-1875). Frank Furness (1876-1880), Furness & Evans (1881-1885) and Furness, Evans & Co. from1886 until death in 1912. His partner Allen Evans continued the firm under that same name. Furness's work, known for his distinctive personal style, included railroad stations, banks, residences, office buildings and churches. He was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Institute of Architects in 1869 and was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
- Summary:
- An original architectural drawing on linen for the railroad station at Frenchtown, New Jersey. Drawing includes architectural construction drawings.
- Local Notes:
- Exhibited: "Frank Furness: Working on the Railroad," Library Company of Philadelphia, September 17, 2012-April 19, 2013.
- OCLC:
- 808152575
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