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Frank Furness

Architect · 1839–1912

Philadelphia architect Frank Furness combined muscular stonework, polychrome masonry, sculptural ironwork and daring proportions in banks, churches, libraries, houses and railway buildings. His practice included partnerships with George Hewitt and Allen Evans. This catalogue follows both individual commissions and documented firm work, identifying collaborators and later alterations where known.

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1867Lost

Germantown Unitarian Church

Philadelphia, PA

An early Furness church commission, later expanded with a parish building. The church was demolished in 1926.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1867

Wikipedia gives 1866–1867; PAB records 1866–1869. The completion year shown follows Wikipedia.

1869Status unclear

Henry Pratt McKean townhouse, 1923 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA

One of a pair of McKean townhouses on Walnut Street. Conflicting accounts describe this house as surviving or demolished; it remains distinct from the neighboring Thomas McKean house.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1869

The architect page gives conflicting survival accounts for 1923 Walnut Street; survival is left unresolved.

1869Lost

Rodef Shalom Synagogue — former building

Philadelphia, PA

Rodef Shalom Synagogue — former building is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1869.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1869

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1869Lost

Thomas McKean townhouse, 1925 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas McKean townhouse, 1925 Walnut Street is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1869.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1869

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 1925 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1872Status unclear

Grubb Cottage

Burlington, NJ

Grubb Cottage is a documented Furness-related project in Burlington, NJ. The source records the named work in 1872.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1872

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1871–1872Lost

J. F. Fryer cottage — original building

Cape May, NJ

The original Cape May cottage preceded the surviving 1878–1879 rebuilding. It was destroyed by fire.

Recorded role
Architect
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1871–1872

Original 1871–1872 phase, distinct from the later cottage.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

1872Standing

Northern Savings Fund Society Building

Philadelphia, PA

Northern Savings Fund Society Building is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1872.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1872

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 600 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate building marker from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1873Lost

Lindenshade — Horace Howard Furness house

Wallingford, PA

The country house of Shakespeare scholar Horace Howard Furness, attributed to his architect brother. It was enlarged repeatedly and demolished in 1940; surviving outbuildings are separate structures.

Recorded role
Attributed original design; documented later additions
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1873

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1873Lost

Mercantile Library

Philadelphia, PA

Mercantile Library is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1873

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: S 10TH ST near below Market St. Philadelphia, PA

1873Standing

St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown

Philadelphia, PA

A Gothic church by Furness & Hewitt with an exuberantly proportioned steeple. George Hewitt is considered the principal designer.

Recorded role
Furness & Hewitt; principal design attributed to George Hewitt
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1873

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1874Status unclear

Evans Residence

Haverford, PA

Evans Residence is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Haverford, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice; Allen Evans credited in the project record
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1874

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Evans' Ln Haverford, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA

1871-1874Status unclear

Holmesburg Prison

Philadelphia, PA

Holmesburg Prison is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1871-1874

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 8215 TORRESDALE AVE Philadelphia, PA (Holmesburg)

1874–1875Standing

Fairholme

Newport, RI

A Tudor Revival mansion built by Furness & Hewitt for Fairman Rogers in Newport. Later alterations involved other architects.

Recorded role
Architect with George Hewitt
Reported style
Tudor Revival
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1874–1875

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1875Lost

Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company

Philadelphia, PA

Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1875.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 316 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1875Lost

Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion

Philadelphia, PA

Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1875.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1875Standing

Mount Airy Station

Philadelphia, PA

A small station with a dramatic combination of hipped and gabled roof forms. Furness is the likely architect, but the National Register nomination records the architect as unknown.

Recorded role
Attributed architect
Reported style
Stick Style · Queen Anne
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875

Building article gives 1875; the architect list gives 1882 and PAB also records 1883.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1875Altered

Old Trinity Church — tower and belfry

Philadelphia, PA

Furness & Hewitt added the corner tower and belfry and altered the interior in 1875. This record concerns those additions to the much older church.

Recorded role
Tower, belfry and interior alterations; Furness & Hewitt
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

c. 1875Altered

St. Luke and the Epiphany — parish-house addition

Philadelphia, PA

Furness and Hewitt added the parish house to an older Greek Revival church. This record concerns the 1875 addition, not the church originally built in 1839–1840.

Recorded role
Parish-house addition with George Hewitt
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1875

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1875Standing

Thomas Hockley House

Philadelphia, PA

A polychrome city house with paired Moorish entrance arches, abstract sunflower carvings and a projecting chimney. Furness designed it for a childhood friend and fellow Civil War veteran.

Recorded role
Architect, Furness & Hewitt
Reported style
Modern Gothic · Victorian
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

c. 1876Status unclear

2203 St. James Street

Philadelphia, PA

2203 St. James Street is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 2203 SAINT JAMES ST 2202 CHANCELLOR ST Philadelphia, PA

1876Lost

Brazilian pavilion inside the Centennial Main Exhibition Building

Philadelphia, PA

Furness designed Brazil’s exhibition pavilion inside the Main Exhibition Building for the 1876 Centennial. The enclosing exhibition building was designed by other architects.

Recorded role
Exhibition pavilion / interior designer
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1876Status unclear

Centennial Exhibition Ornamental Stone Gate

Philadelphia, PA

Centennial Exhibition Ornamental Stone Gate is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: JOHN B KELLY DR (north of Strawberry Mansion Bridge) Philadelphia, PA (Fairmount Park)

1876Standing

Centennial National Bank

Philadelphia, PA

Centennial National Bank is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1876.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1876Lost

Continental Hotel

Philadelphia, PA

Continental Hotel is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: 824 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1876Status unclear

Fox Barn

Foxburg, PA

Fox Barn is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Foxburg, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Pennsylvania (south of Foxburg)

  • Fox Barn Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · project identity and recorded address
  • Fox Barn — chronology Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · construction and alteration dates, named contributors, demolition where stated
c. 1876Status unclear

Housing Development

Philadelphia, PA

Housing Development is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: SAINT JAMES ST (2200 block (both sides)) Philadelphia, PA

c. 1876Status unclear

Kaighn Development

Philadelphia, PA

Kaighn Development is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 2300 block Delancey ST Philadelphia, PA

1876Status unclear

Loeb, Jacob, House

Philadelphia, PA

Loeb, Jacob, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Philadelphia, PA (Ogontz)

1871–1876Standing

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts — Historic Landmark Building

Philadelphia, PA

A purpose-built art museum and school by Furness and George Hewitt. Its multicolored masonry, carved ornament and grand stairhall combine Gothic, Renaissance and Second Empire references.

Recorded role
Architect with George Hewitt
Reported style
Gothic Revival · Renaissance Revival · Second Empire
Construction span
About 5 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1871–1876

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1876 — proposalUnbuilt

Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Shamokin Station

Shamokin, PA

Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Shamokin Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Shamokin, PA. This entry is a proposal, not an executed building.

Recorded role
Competition / unexecuted proposal
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876 — proposal

The recorded date refers to design.

Address: Shamokin City, Northumberland County, PA

1875–1876Altered

Philadelphia Zoo gatehouses

Philadelphia, PA

The zoo entrance gatehouses are a Furness and Hewitt commission. Later alterations changed the entrance; the record identifies the gatehouses rather than the entire zoo.

Recorded role
Architect, Furness & Hewitt
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875–1876

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

1875-1876Status unclear

West Philadelphia Institute

Philadelphia, PA

West Philadelphia Institute is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1875-1876

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: S 40TH ST near LUDLOW ST Philadelphia, PA

c. 1877Status unclear

Clark, Clarence H., Development

Philadelphia, PA

Clark, Clarence H., Development is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1877

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 4050-4066 IRVING ST 4047-4061 SPRUCE ST Philadelphia, PA

1876-1877Lost

Institute for Feeble Minded Children

Lincoln, IL

Institute for Feeble Minded Children is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Lincoln, IL. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876-1877

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Illinois (Lincoln)

1877Lost

Jefferson Medical College Laboratory

Philadelphia, PA

Jefferson Medical College Laboratory is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1877

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 120 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1877Altered

Kensington National Bank

Philadelphia, PA

Kensington National Bank is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1877.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1877

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 2 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate building marker from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1877 — proposalUnbuilt

Pennsylvania State Asylum for the Insane

Norristown, PA

Pennsylvania State Asylum for the Insane is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Norristown, PA. This entry is a proposal, not an executed building.

Recorded role
Competition / unexecuted proposal
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1877 — proposal

The recorded date refers to a competition entry.

Address: Norristown Borough, Montgomery County, PA

1877Lost

Women's Hospital of Philadelphia Maternity Ward

Philadelphia, PA

Women's Hospital of Philadelphia Maternity Ward is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1877

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: N 22ND ST near N COLLEGE AVE Philadelphia, PA

c. 1878Lost

Baker Building

Philadelphia, PA

Baker Building is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1878

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: 1520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1878Lost

Church of the Redeemer for Seamen and Their Families

Philadelphia, PA

Church of the Redeemer for Seamen and Their Families is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1878.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 101 Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1878Lost

Loeb Dispensary

Philadelphia, PA

Loeb Dispensary is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: N BROAD ST near OLD YORK RD Philadelphia, PA

1878Status unclear

Rittenhouse Club

Philadelphia, PA

Rittenhouse Club is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: 1811 WALNUT ST Philadelphia, PA

1878Status unclear

Walnut Lane Station

Philadelphia, PA

Walnut Lane Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: WALNUT LN Philadelphia, PA

c. 1878Lost

Willard, DeForrest, House

Philadelphia, PA

Willard, DeForrest, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1878

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 1601 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1879Standing

Emlen Physick Estate

Cape May, NJ

A Victorian house museum with oversized corbelled chimneys, steep dormers and emphatic porch brackets. Furness designed the house for Emlen Physick and his family.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Stick Style
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1879

Wikipedia reports 1879; PAB records 1878.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1879Standing

Gravers Lane Station

Philadelphia, PA

A compact railway station with a sharply varied roofline. Sources disagree on its construction date: the building article reports 1879, while the architect list gives 1882 and PAB records additional dates.

Recorded role
Attributed to Furness / Furness & Evans
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1879

1879 is the building article’s reported date; other accounts give 1872, 1882 or 1883.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1878–1879Standing

J. F. Fryer cottage — rebuilding

Cape May, NJ

A Cape May cottage rebuilt after a fire destroyed its earlier version. Distinctive porch details connect it with Furness’s other resort houses.

Recorded role
Architect
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878–1879

An earlier 1871–1872 cottage burned. This record dates the 1878–1879 rebuilding.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Address: 9 Perry Street, Cape May, NJ

Location: Approximate building marker from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1879Lost

Lewis, John T., House

Haverford, PA

Lewis, John T., House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Haverford, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1879

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Booth Road Pennsylvania (Haverford)

1879Status unclear

Norristown Station

Norristown, PA

Norristown Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Norristown, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1879

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Norristown Borough, Montgomery County, PA

1876–1879Lost

Provident Life & Trust Company — original bank

Philadelphia, PA

A boldly modeled bank facade used compressed columns, projecting stonework and a tower to stand out on Chestnut Street. The building and its later office expansion were demolished in 1959–1960.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Modern Gothic
Construction span
About 3 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1876–1879

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1878–1879Altered

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church — transept and vestry

Philadelphia, PA

Furness expanded William Strickland’s 1823 church with a transept and vestry and added interior decoration. The date shown belongs to that addition.

Recorded role
Transept, vestry and interior alterations
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878–1879

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

c. 1880Status unclear

101 Spruce St., Birdsboro, House

Birdsboro, PA

101 Spruce St., Birdsboro, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Birdsboro, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 101 Spruce St Birdsboro Borough, Berks County, PA

1880Lost

Cassatt, Alexander J., Stable and Coachman's House

Philadelphia, PA

Cassatt, Alexander J., Stable and Coachman's House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 2006 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1880Altered

Fairview — Furness alterations

Delaware City, DE

Furness added a shingled third story, prominent chimneys and a rear addition to an 1822 house. The mapped year identifies his 1880 alterations.

Recorded role
Additions and remodeling
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

c. 1880Status unclear

Focht, Levi, House

Birdsboro, PA

Focht, Levi, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Birdsboro, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 105 Spruce St. Birdsboro Borough, Berks County, PA

1880Lost

Germantown Unitarian Church Parish House

Philadelphia, PA

Germantown Unitarian Church Parish House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: GREENE ST near W CHELTEN AVE Philadelphia, PA

1879-1880Status unclear

Hare, J. Clark, House

Radnor, PA

Hare, J. Clark, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Radnor, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1879-1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA

c. 1880Status unclear

Harrison, Earl, House

Location not recorded, PA

Harrison, Earl, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Pennsylvania (Unspecified location in Philadelphia suburbs.)

1880Lost

Library Company of Philadelphia — Locust Street building

Philadelphia, PA

Library Company of Philadelphia — Locust Street building is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1880.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

c. 1880Status unclear

Old Lancaster Pike House

Devon, PA

Old Lancaster Pike House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Devon, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Old Lancaster Pike Devon, Easttown Township, Delaware County, PA

1879-1880Lost

Stokes, Ellen, House

Philadelphia, PA

Stokes, Ellen, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1879-1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: WESTVIEW AVE near WISSAHICKON AVE Philadelphia, PA

1880Status unclear

Tabor Station

Philadelphia, PA

Tabor Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Philadelphia, PA

  • Tabor Station Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · project identity and recorded address
  • Tabor Station — chronology Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · construction and alteration dates, named contributors, demolition where stated
1880Status unclear

Thomas, M. R., House

West Chester, PA

Thomas, M. R., House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in West Chester, PA.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: 310 N High St West Chester Borough, Chester County, PA

c. 1880Status unclear

Welsh House

Philadelphia, PA

Welsh House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1880

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: WISSAHICKON AVE Philadelphia, PA

1880Lost

Welsh House

Springfield, PA

Welsh House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Springfield, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Montgomery Ave Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA

1880Lost

Williams, J. Randall, House

Haverford, PA

Williams, J. Randall, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Haverford, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Gray's Ln Pennsylvania (Haverford)

1881Status unclear

Conshohocken Station

Conshohocken, PA

Conshohocken Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Conshohocken, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County, PA

1881Status unclear

Cordelia Station

Location not recorded, PA

Cordelia Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

1881Status unclear

Creutzburg Center

Radnor, PA

Creutzburg Center is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Radnor, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA

1881Standing

Dolobran

Haverford, PA

A Shingle Style country house designed for shipping magnate Clement Griscom. Furness later enlarged the house around 1888 and again in 1894.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Shingle Style
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

Initial house dated 1881; later Furness additions recorded around 1888 and in 1894.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1881Lost

Henszey, William Peddle, House

Ardmore, PA

Henszey, William Peddle, House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Ardmore, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Lancaster Ave Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA

1881Standing

Knowlton Mansion

Philadelphia, PA

Knowlton Mansion is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1881.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1881Status unclear

Manheim Station

Manheim, PA

Manheim Station is a documented Furness-related project in Manheim, PA. The source records the named work in 1881.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1881Lost

Merion Cricket Club — Ardmore clubhouse

Ardmore, PA

The club’s third clubhouse, designed by Furness & Evans, stood on Cricket Avenue in Ardmore and burned in 1892.

Recorded role
Firm commission; design associated with Allen Evans
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

Wikipedia gives an 1880 opening; PAB records 1880–1881. The exact former footprint is not established.

1881Status unclear

Trenton Junction Station

Trenton, NJ

Trenton Junction Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Trenton, NJ.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: New Jersey (Trenton)

1881Status unclear

Wayne Junction Signal Towers

Philadelphia, PA

Wayne Junction Signal Towers is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: WAYNE AVE Philadelphia, PA

1881Lost

Wayne Junction Station — original building

Philadelphia, PA

Furness’s 1881 station was replaced by a Wilson Brothers building designed in 1900. This pin marks the site of the earlier structure; modern station photographs depict its replacement.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

Original 1881 structure; replaced in 1900. No replacement date is assigned to the Furness building.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1881Status unclear

Wernersville Station

Wernersville, PA

Wernersville Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Wernersville, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1881

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Wernersville Borough, Berks County, PA

1882Lost

Columbia Station

Columbia, PA

Columbia Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Columbia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1882

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Locust St near Bank St Columbia Borough, Lancaster County, PA

1882Status unclear

East Strasburg Station — relocated Petersburg building

Strasburg, PA

East Strasburg Station — relocated Petersburg building is a documented Furness-related project in Strasburg, PA. The source records the named work in 1882.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1882

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1882Lost

Reliance Insurance Company Building

Philadelphia, PA

Reliance Insurance Company Building is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1882.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1882

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 429 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1882Lost

Sedgwick Station — former building

Philadelphia, PA

The Furness & Evans station building was damaged by fire around 1980 and demolished. The present platforms and shelters are separate from the lost structure.

Recorded role
Architect, Furness & Evans
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1882

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1882Status unclear

Watchmens' Boxes

Location not recorded, PA

Watchmens' Boxes is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1882

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Pennsylvania

1883Status unclear

Evans Rental Property

Haverford, PA

Evans Rental Property is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Haverford, PA.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations; Allen Evans credited in the project record
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1883

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: Grays Ln Haverford, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA

1880-1883Status unclear

Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Offices

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Offices is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Additions / alterations
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1880-1883

The recorded date refers to alterations.

Address: 227 S 4TH ST S 4TH ST near WILLINGS ALY Philadelphia, PA

1883Status unclear

Sunbury Station

Sunbury, PA

Sunbury Station is a documented Furness-related project in Sunbury, PA. The source records the named work in 1883.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1883

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1883Standing

Undine Barge Club boathouse

Philadelphia, PA

Undine Barge Club boathouse is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1883.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1883

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1884Status unclear

Gorgas Lane Station

Philadelphia, PA

Gorgas Lane Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1884

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Gorgas Ln Philadelphia, PA

1884Lost

National Bank of the Republic

Philadelphia, PA

National Bank of the Republic is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1884.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1884

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 311 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1883–1884Lost

Pencoyd — Furness & Evans alterations

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Allen Evans of Furness & Evans enlarged an older Roberts family farmhouse. Later remodeling removed much of the Victorian work, and the house was demolished in 1964.

Recorded role
Firm commission; alterations designed by Allen Evans
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1883–1884

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

c. 1884Standing

William L. Black House

Hammonton, NJ

A Hammonton house for merchant William Lincoln Black, with steep roofs, decorative trusses and projecting eaves.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Stick Style · Eastlake
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1884

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1885Standing

Aberdeen Baltimore & Ohio Station

Aberdeen, MD

A surviving wooden Baltimore & Ohio station designed in the Queen Anne manner, with accommodation above the waiting room. It is a rare surviving example of Furness’s railway work.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Queen Anne
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1885

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1884–1885Lost

Birdsboro Wilmington & Northern Station

Birdsboro, PA

The Wilmington & Northern passenger station stood on Furnace Street and was demolished in 1963. Furness is the attributed designer; it is distinct from the Reading station across the river.

Recorded role
Attributed architect
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1884–1885

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1884–1885Altered

St. Michael's Episcopal Church — Furness expansion

Birdsboro, PA

Furness expanded George Brooke’s earlier church with transepts, a chancel and a tower. Much of the Victorian interior was removed before the building changed congregations.

Recorded role
Architect of expansion and furnishings
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1884–1885

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1886Lost

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chester Station

Chester, PA

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chester Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Chester, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1886

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: 12th St near Edgmont St. Chester City, Delaware County, PA

1886Lost

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wilmington Station

Wilmington, DE

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wilmington Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Wilmington, DE. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1886

The recorded date refers to the listed project.

Address: Dupont Ave. near Delaware Ave. Delaware (Wilmington)

1886Lost

Breslin Hotel

Mount Arlington, NJ

A resort hotel overlooking Lake Hopatcong, associated with the nearby summer cottages designed by Furness. The hotel burned in 1948.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1886

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1883–1886Altered

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Furness designed this church for the congregation served by his father. A soaring timber roof and vividly detailed interior survive; the original corner tower was removed.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Construction span
About 3 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1883–1886

Dedicated in 1885; completion is reported in 1886.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1884–1886Standing

Hockley Row

Philadelphia, PA

A row of four houses adjoining the earlier Thomas Hockley House. Allen Evans designed this speculative development within Furness & Evans and occupied one of the houses himself.

Recorded role
Firm commission; design by Allen Evans
Construction span
About 2 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1884–1886

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1886Status unclear

Idlewild Hotel

Media, PA

Furness designed the hotel on whose grounds his own summer house was later built. The hotel and private house are separate works.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1886

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1885–1886Standing

Lotta Crabtree Cottage

Mount Arlington, NJ

A lakeside house for actress Lotta Crabtree, with oversized chimneys and a porch wrapping around the curved parlor. Interior details include carved beasts and a large stone fireplace.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Shingle Style
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1885–1886

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1887Lost

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station — Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station — Pittsburgh is a documented Furness-related project in Pittsburgh, PA. The source records the named work in 1887.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1887

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1887Standing

Solomon House

Philadelphia, PA

The surviving southern house from a row of five, built for developer Joseph Solomon. Brick and brownstone bands, large chimneys and a projecting tiled bay animate its facades.

Recorded role
Architect, Furness & Evans
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1887

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1887Standing

Water Street Station

Wilmington, DE

Water Street Station is a documented Furness-related project in Wilmington, DE. The source records the named work in 1887.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1887

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

c. 1888Lost

Alexander J. Cassatt townhouse — alterations

Philadelphia, PA

Furness altered Alexander Cassatt’s townhouse on West Rittenhouse Square around 1888. The house was demolished in 1972.

Recorded role
Alterations
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1888

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 202 West Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1886–1888Lost

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station — Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

An elevated passenger terminal beside the Chestnut Street Bridge, combining brick, iron, glass and terra-cotta ornament. The former station was demolished in 1963.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Flemish Revival
Construction span
About 2 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1886–1888

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1887–1888Standing

Edward Brooke II Mansion

Birdsboro, PA

A large Queen Anne house commissioned by Edward Brooke II as a wedding gift. The owner himself designed a later addition.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Queen Anne
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1887–1888

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

c. 1888Lost

Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital — cottage

Philadelphia, PA

Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital — cottage is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1888.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1888

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1885–1888Standing

Ormonde

Cazenovia, NY

A Shingle Style country house on Cazenovia Lake. Its surviving boathouse and main house once belonged to a much larger estate.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Shingle Style · Queen Anne
Construction span
About 3 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1885–1888

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1888Standing

Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry monument

Gettysburg, PA

Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry monument is a documented Furness-related project in Gettysburg, PA. The source records the named work in 1888.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1888

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

c. 1890Standing

Idlewild — Frank Furness summer house

Media, PA

Furness’s own summer house combines stone, brick and shingles with a curved parlor and wraparound porch. Its interlocking forms echo his university library.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Queen Anne · Shingle Style
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1890

Building article and National Register account give c. 1890; architect list gives c. 1888.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1890Status unclear

Judge Eugene G. Smith house

Lancaster, PA

Judge Eugene G. Smith house is a documented Furness-related project in Lancaster, PA. The source records the named work in 1890.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1890

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1890Status unclear

Wallingford Station — disputed attribution

Wallingford, PA

Often attributed to Furness, this station is identified in its building article as a standard Pennsylvania Railroad plan by W. Bleddyn Powell. It is retained as a questioned attribution without a Furness map pin.

Recorded role
Disputed attribution; documented plan by W. Bleddyn Powell
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1890

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1890–1891Standing

Bryn Mawr Hotel — now Baldwin School

Bryn Mawr, PA

Built as a resort hotel and later occupied by Baldwin School, this stone-and-brick building has a steep roof, dormers, towers and a rounded entrance pavilion.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Renaissance Revival · Châteauesque
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1890–1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1891Lost

Buckingham Valley Station — former building

Buckingham Valley, PA

Buckingham Valley Station — former building is a documented Furness-related project in Buckingham Valley, PA. The source records the named work in 1891.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1891Status unclear

Church of Our Father — disputed attribution

Hulls Cove, ME

The Furness works list includes this church, but its building article credits William Masters Camac. It is retained as a disputed catalogue attribution without a Furness map pin.

Recorded role
Disputed attribution; building article credits William Masters Camac
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

1890–1891 construction; authorship unresolved in the compared sources.

1888–1891Standing

Fisher Fine Arts Library

Philadelphia, PA

A red sandstone, brick and terra-cotta library with a monumental reading room and iron book stacks. Its design combines Venetian Gothic ornament with an unusually expressive plan.

Recorded role
Architect
Reported style
Venetian Gothic · Victorian
Construction span
About 3 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1888–1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1891Status unclear

Lahaska Station — original building

Lahaska, PA

Lahaska Station — original building is a documented Furness-related project in Lahaska, PA. The source records the named work in 1891.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1891Standing

New Hope Station

New Hope, PA

New Hope Station is a documented Furness-related project in New Hope, PA. The source records the named work in 1891.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1891Standing

Princeton Club — 1223 Locust Street

Philadelphia, PA

Furness designed the 1223 Locust Street house later incorporated into the Princeton Club. The neighboring 1221 building is associated with Lindley Johnson.

Recorded role
Architect of 1223 Locust Street only
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1891Standing

Recitation Hall, University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Recitation Hall, University of Delaware is a documented Furness-related project in Newark, DE. The source records the named work in 1891.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1889–1891Standing

Walter Rogers Furness Cottage

Jekyll Island, GA

A Shingle Style cottage later used as Jekyll Island’s infirmary. Walter Rogers Furness was the individual in charge for Furness, Evans & Company.

Recorded role
Firm commission; Walter Rogers Furness was individual in charge
Reported style
Shingle Style
Construction span
About 2 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1889–1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1890–1891Standing

Williamson Free School — original campus buildings

Media, PA

Furness designed the original vocational-school campus: administration building, boiler house, workshop, superintendent’s house and three cottages. The marker represents the campus ensemble.

Recorded role
Architect of original campus ensemble
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1890–1891

Ground broken in 1890; classes opened in September 1891. The architect list instead gives 1889–1890.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1891Standing

Wycombe Station

Wycombe, PA

Wycombe Station is a documented Furness-related project in Wycombe, PA. The source records the named work in 1891.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1891

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1888–1892Lost

Exchange Place / Jersey City terminal — rebuilding

Jersey City, NJ

A rebuilding phase of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Jersey City waterfront terminal. The terminal complex was demolished by 1963.

Recorded role
Terminal rebuilding, attributed Furness work
Construction span
About 4 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1888–1892

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

1892Lost

Merion Cricket Club — 1892 clubhouse

Haverford, PA

The fourth Merion clubhouse stood at the Haverford grounds, backing onto Montgomery Avenue. It burned in January 1896.

Recorded role
Architectural firm: Furness, Evans & Company
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1892

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1892Status unclear

Mount Sinai Cemetery mortuary chapel

Philadelphia, PA

Mount Sinai Cemetery mortuary chapel is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1892.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1892

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1892Standing

New Castle Public Library — Old Library Museum

New Castle, DE

New Castle Public Library — Old Library Museum is a documented Furness-related project in New Castle, DE. The source records the named work in 1892.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1892

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1892–1893Lost

Broad Street Station — Furness expansion

Philadelphia, PA

Furness dramatically expanded the Wilson Brothers’ existing station. The elaborate terminal was demolished in 1953; this record concerns the 1892–1893 expansion, not its 1881 opening.

Recorded role
Architect of terminal expansion; original building by Wilson Brothers
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1892–1893

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate locates the former site; the lost structure no longer survives.

c. 1895Lost

Franklin Sugar Refinery offices, South 12th Street

Philadelphia, PA

Franklin Sugar Refinery offices, South 12th Street is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1895.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: c. 1895

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Address: 125 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.

1895Standing

Horace Jayne House

Philadelphia, PA

Horace Jayne House is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1895.

Recorded role
Architect
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1895

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1897Status unclear

All Hallows Church

Wyncote, PA

All Hallows Church is a documented Furness-related project in Wyncote, PA. The source records the named work in 1897.

Recorded role
Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1897

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

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Merion Cricket Club — present clubhouse

Haverford, PA

The present stone-and-brick clubhouse followed two fires in 1896. Allen Evans, a partner and club founder, is credited with the design within the Furness practice.

Recorded role
Firm commission; design credited to Allen Evans
Reported style
Colonial Revival · Late Victorian
Construction span
About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1896–1897

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1898Lost

West End Trust Building

Philadelphia, PA

A Furness, Evans & Company office building later replaced by the Girard Trust tower. The former building was demolished in 1928.

Recorded role
Architectural firm: Furness, Evans & Company
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1898

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

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Lansdowne Station — Furness work

Lansdowne, PA

Lansdowne Station — Furness work is a documented Furness-related project in Lansdowne, PA. The source records the named work in 1901.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1901

The station opened in 1880; Furness’s architect-page entry dates his work to 1901. The later phase stays outside the map period.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1901Status unclear

Ragged Edge

Chambersburg, PA

Ragged Edge is a documented Furness-related project in Chambersburg, PA. The source records the named work in 1901.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1901

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1902Lost

Arcade Building and pedestrian bridge

Philadelphia, PA

Arcade Building and pedestrian bridge is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1902.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1902

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1902Standing

Haverford School — Furness building

Haverford, PA

Haverford School — Furness building is a documented Furness-related project in Haverford, PA. The source records the named work in 1902.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1902

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

1903Status unclear

Edgewood Station

Edgewood, PA

Edgewood Station is a documented Furness-related project in Edgewood, PA. The source records the named work in 1903.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1903

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

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Pennsylvania Railroad Building — Wilmington

Wilmington, DE

Pennsylvania Railroad Building — Wilmington is a documented Furness-related project in Wilmington, DE. The source records the named work in 1905.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1905

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

1905Status unclear

Sherwood Station

Riderwood, MD

Sherwood Station is a documented Furness-related project in Riderwood, MD. The source records the named work in 1905.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1905

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

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Girard Trust Company banking room

Philadelphia, PA

The domed banking room was conceived by Furness and designed collaboratively by Furness, Evans & Company and McKim, Mead & White. It later became part of the Ritz-Carlton hotel.

Recorded role
Concept; collaborative firm commission
Reported style
Beaux-Arts
Construction span
About 2 years · based on recorded years
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1905–1907

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Construction record: Reported years for the identified construction or alteration phase; elapsed calendar years are approximate.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

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Wilmington / French Street Station

Wilmington, DE

Wilmington / French Street Station is a documented Furness-related project in Wilmington, DE. The source records the named work in 1908.

Recorded role
Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1908

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

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Zurbrugg Mansion

Delanco, NJ

A Classical Revival mansion in Delanco, designed by Furness, Evans & Company. Its 1910 construction places it outside the current map period.

Recorded role
Architectural firm: Furness, Evans & Company
Reported style
Classical Revival
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1910

Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.

Location: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Bridgeton Freight House

Bridgeton, NJ

Bridgeton Freight House is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Bridgeton, NJ.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: COHANSEY ST near IRVING ST ("...south of...") Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Bridgeton Passenger Station

Bridgeton, NJ

Bridgeton Passenger Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Bridgeton, NJ.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: COHANSEY ST near IRVING ST ("...south of...") Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Christ Chapel Rectory

Bensalem, PA

Christ Chapel Rectory is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Bensalem, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Bensalem Township, Bucks County, PA (Eddington)

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Frankford Station

Philadelphia, PA

Frankford Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Philadelphia, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Lewisburg Station

Lewisburg, PA

Lewisburg Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Lewisburg, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Lewisburg Borough, Union County, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Lewistown Station

Lewistown, PA

Lewistown Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Lewistown, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Lewistown Borough, Mifflin County, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Main Street Station, Norristown

Norristown, PA

Main Street Station, Norristown is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Norristown, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Norristown Borough, Montgomery County, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Mermaid Station

Philadelphia, PA

Mermaid Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: E MERMAID LN Philadelphia, PA

Date not recordedLost

Mount Pleasant Station

Philadelphia, PA

Mount Pleasant Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA. The building is recorded as demolished.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Philadelphia, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Noble Station

Abington, PA

Noble Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Abington, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Noble, Abington Township, Montgomery County, PA

  • Noble Station Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · project identity and recorded address
  • Noble Station — chronology Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · construction and alteration dates, named contributors, demolition where stated
Date not recordedStatus unclear

Pottsville Station

Pottsville, PA

Pottsville Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Pottsville, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Pottsville City, Schuylkill County, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Reading Station

Reading, PA

Reading Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Reading, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Reading City, Berks County, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Signal Tower at Tabor

Philadelphia, PA

Signal Tower at Tabor is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Philadelphia, PA

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Watch Box at Ashland

Ashland, PA

Watch Box at Ashland is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Ashland, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Pennsylvania (Ashland)

Date not recordedStatus unclear

West Milford Junction Station

West Milford, PA

West Milford Junction Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in West Milford, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: (West Milford) Pennsylvania

Date not recordedStatus unclear

Wingohocking Station

Philadelphia, PA

Wingohocking Station is listed in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings inventory of Furness-related projects. The recorded work is in Philadelphia, PA.

Recorded role
Associated architect / Furness practice
Map location pending
Dates & sources

Reported dates: Date not recorded

No construction year is recorded in the consulted chronology.

Address: Philadelphia, PA

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