Fisher Fine Arts Library

	Fine Arts Library (Furness Library), University of Pennsylvania
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′05″N 75°11′33″W
Area	116,000 square feet (10,800 m2)
Built	1888-91
Architect	Frank Furness;; Furness, Evans, & Co.
Architectural style	Venetian Gothic, Victorian
NRHP reference No.	72001154
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1972
Designated NHL	February 4, 1985

Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library
Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library
Former names	Furness Library, Furness Building
General information
Type	Library
Architectural style	Venetian Gothic
Location	University City
Address	220 South 34th Street; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Named for	Anne and Jerome Fisher
Opened	1890
Renovated	1986-1991
Owner	University of Pennsylvania
Technical details
Material	Sandstone, brick, terracotta
Size	65,026 square feet (6,041.1 m2)
Floor count	8
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Frank Furness
Architecture firm	Furness, Evans & Company
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Venturi, Raunch, Scott, Brown and Associates
Location	Fine Arts Library (Furness Library), University of Pennsylvania
	Fine Arts Library (Furness Library), University of Pennsylvania
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′05″N 75°11′33″W
Area	116,000 square feet (10,800 m2)
Built	1888-91
Architect	Frank Furness;; Furness, Evans, & Co.
Architectural style	Venetian Gothic, Victorian
NRHP reference No.	72001154
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1972
Designated NHL	February 4, 1985

The Fisher Fine Arts Library was the primary library of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from 1891 to 1962. The red sandstone, brick-and-terra-cotta Venetian Gothic giant, part fortress and part cathedral, was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (1839–1912).

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