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Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library
The 4-story Main Reading Room acts as a lightwell for the inner rooms surrounding it.
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Former namesFurness Library, Furness Building
General information
TypeLibrary
Architectural styleVenetian Gothic
LocationUniversity City
Address220 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Named forAnne and Jerome Fisher
Opened1890 (1890)
Renovated1986-1991
OwnerUniversity of Pennsylvania
Technical details
MaterialSandstone, brick, terracotta
Size65,026 square feet (6,041.1 m2)
Floor count8
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Furness
Architecture firmFurness, Evans & Company
Renovating team
Renovating firmVenturi, Raunch, Scott, Brown and Associates
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
Fisher Fine Arts Library is located in Philadelphia
Fisher Fine Arts Library
Fisher Fine Arts Library is located in Pennsylvania
Fisher Fine Arts Library
Fisher Fine Arts Library is located in the United States
Fisher Fine Arts Library
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′05″N 75°11′33″W / 39.95139°N 75.19250°W / 39.95139; -75.19250
Area116,000 square feet (10,800 m2)[1]
Built1888-91
ArchitectFrank Furness;
Furness, Evans, & Co.
Architectural styleVenetian Gothic, Victorian
NRHP reference No.72001154
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1972[2]
Designated NHLFebruary 4, 1985[3]

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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  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Furness Library, School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2008.

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