Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Artist: Frank Furness (Architect)
Hockley House Entrance
Frank Furness (Architect),
1875 (approximate)
* flower
* Entrance.
Northeast corner, 21st and St. James.
* 39.949995,-75.175830 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
Frank Furness Gate
Frank Furness (Architect),
1876 (relocated 1886)
* arch,
plants
* This piece is in very bad condition.
The artist is listed elsewhere as an attribution.
Reservoir Drive is labeled Strawberry Mansion Drive on Google.
* Gateway.
Other side of Kelly Drive, North of Reservoir Drive.
* 39.995500,-75.191600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Stonework
Frank Furness (Architect),
1876
* plants
* Front and side walls.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
West side of Broad, North of Arch.
* 39.955300,-75.163175 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+philadelphiabuilding.org entry for the building
+pafa.org
Green Man
Frank Furness (Architect),
1883 (approximate year of building)
* face,
plants
* Turret wall.
Southeast corner, 21st and Sansom.
* 39.951500,-75.175505 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Green Man page
Fisher Fine Arts Library Gargoyles
Frank Furness (Architect),
1891
* dragons
* On the walls.
West side of 34th, South of Walnut (Woodland Walk side).
* 39.951700,-75.192975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank
Allen Evans (Architect),
Frank Furness (Architect),
1908
* relief bust of Stephen Girard
* big
head,
ships
* inscription:
Girard Trust Company, Incorporated 1836
* East pediment.
Ritz Carlton.
West side of Broad North of Chestnut.
* 39.951150,-75.164100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Allen Evans page
+ushistory.org's Stephen Girard page
