Frank Furness

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architect
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1839-11-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1912-06-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Media,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:designedBy over 600 buildings
gptkbp:education studied under Richard Morris Hunt
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:architecture
gptkb:design
engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frank Furness
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Howe
gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
gptkbp:knownFor distinctive, bold architectural style
influence on modern American architecture
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Institute_of_Architects
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Broad_Street_Station_(demolished)
gptkb:First_Unitarian_Church_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:Merchants'_Exchange_Building_(alterations)
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania_Library
gptkb:Fisher_Fine_Arts_Library
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts
gptkbp:occupation architect
gptkbp:parent gptkb:William_Henry_Furness
gptkbp:region gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Horace_Howard_Furness
gptkbp:signature bold ornamentation
industrial motifs
innovative use of materials
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fannie_Fassitt
gptkbp:style Victorian architecture
Eclecticism
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Frank_Furness:_Architecture_and_the_Violent_Mind_(book)
gptkb:Frank_Furness:_The_Complete_Works_(book)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Merion_Cricket_Club
gptkb:Fisher_Fine_Arts_Library
gptkb:Union_Station_(Wilmington,_Delaware)
gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery,_Philadelphia
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts
gptkb:Undine_Barge_Club
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5