Frank Furness

Frank H. Furness
Furness in 1901
Born	(1839-11-12)November 12, 1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 27, 1912(1912-06-27) (aged 72) Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Place of burial	Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Captain
Unit	6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Brandy Station Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Trevilian Station
Awards	Medal of Honor
Other work	Architect

Frank Heyling Furness (November 12, 1839 – June 27, 1912) was an American architect of the Victorian era. He designed more than 600 buildings, most in the Philadelphia area, and is remembered for his diverse, muscular, often inordinately scaled buildings, and for his influence on the Chicago-based architect Louis Sullivan. Furness also received a Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War.

Toward the end of his life, his bold style fell out of fashion, and many of his significant works were demolished in the 20th century. Among his most important surviving buildings are the University of Pennsylvania Library, now the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, all in Philadelphia, and the Baldwin School Residence Hall in Bryn Mawr.