Morning Headlines: Saving a Frank Furness-Related Church Is a Labor of Love
Although it’s still in need of millions of dollars in repairs in order to be returned to its former glory, the 19th Street Baptist Church […] The post Morning Headlines: Saving a Frank Furness-Related...
View ArticleFurness-Designed Church In Philadelphia Closer to Preschool Conversion?
Developer Guy Laren and his band of neighborhood supporters are a zoning change away from moving forward on a project that would see the former Saint […]
View ArticleNeighbors Await Church to Preschools Conversion In West Philly
The former Saint Peter’s Church of Christ building at 4700 Kingsessing Avenue has already started to see renovation work, as previously reported, but the property […]
View ArticleMap Shows Where Long-Demolished Furness Works Once Stood in Center City
Sure there are Furness and Furness-influenced buildings scattered throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area (one is for sale; the other, formerly listed for $995,000, is now for rent right here in...
View ArticleRe-Listed: Frank Furness Designed This Mansion for his Civil War Buddy
It’s been a few months since we checked on the incredible mansion in Fitler Square that Frank Furness designed for his long-time friend Rudulph Ellis. See, […]
View ArticleOn the QT: Frank Furness-Designed Townhouse in Fishtown
Who says that corruption produces no benefit? If it weren’t for an estate administrator who got elected to the Philadelphia Common Council, then got convicted […]
View ArticlePAFA Museum to Undergo Historic Restoration This Summer
If you happen to see scaffolding going up around the hallowed Historic Landmark Building at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, don’t fret. It’s all […]
View ArticleMain Line Monday: Furness-Designed “Lynhurst” Going For $3.1 Million
Gosh, what a time to be alive. Originally part of the historic Knollbrook estate, Lynhurst was a three-year construction built at the behest of attorney I. […]
View ArticleThe Master’s Touch in Wynnewood for $2.369M
Several of our great cities have produced great architects who have either defined their appearance or changed the course of American architecture. Boston has Charles […]
View ArticleThis Frank Furness-Designed Barn Was Transformed Into a Marvelous Modern...
It started as a straightforward job: In late 2018, designer Lisa Furey was tasked with remodeling the kitchen in a Haverford home that a client […]
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