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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Furness canonical | 12 |
| Frank Furness buildings | 1 |
| Thomas Ustick Walter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Frank Furness Context triple: [Broad Street Station (Philadelphia), architect, Frank Furness]
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Charles Follen McKim
Charles Follen McKim was a prominent American Beaux-Arts architect and founding partner of the firm McKim, Mead & White, known for landmark designs such as New York’s Pennsylvania Station and the Boston Public Library.
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John Russell Pope
John Russell Pope was a prominent American architect best known for his grand neoclassical designs in Washington, D.C., including the Jefferson Memorial and the National Archives Building.
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Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert was a prominent American architect best known for designing landmark structures such as the Woolworth Building in New York City and the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram was a prominent American architect best known for his influential Gothic Revival designs, including major collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings in the early 20th century.
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Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was a pioneering 19th-century American architect who helped introduce Beaux-Arts principles to the United States and designed many prominent public buildings and grand residences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frank Furness Target entity description: 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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A.
Charles Follen McKim
Charles Follen McKim was a prominent American Beaux-Arts architect and founding partner of the firm McKim, Mead & White, known for landmark designs such as New York’s Pennsylvania Station and the Boston Public Library.
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B.
John Russell Pope
John Russell Pope was a prominent American architect best known for his grand neoclassical designs in Washington, D.C., including the Jefferson Memorial and the National Archives Building.
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C.
Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert was a prominent American architect best known for designing landmark structures such as the Woolworth Building in New York City and the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram was a prominent American architect best known for his influential Gothic Revival designs, including major collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings in the early 20th century.
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Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was a pioneering 19th-century American architect who helped introduce Beaux-Arts principles to the United States and designed many prominent public buildings and grand residences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 self-link ⓘ |
| 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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Subject: Frank Furness Description of subject: Frank Furness was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his bold, eclectic, and highly original Victorian-era designs, particularly in Philadelphia.
Referenced by (14)
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