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on January 4, 1966, and then on the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1971. The National Register nomination cited the building's architectural and commercial significance, calling it "a significant work of architecture, one of the major surviving works of Frank Furness, one of the
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of the arch just under this gable been decorated with the same character of brilliant glass tiles, sparkling with gold and color, which were used in the front of the Academy of the Fine Arts. The windows, which have pointed segmental heads of brick with sandstone skewbacks, appear quite large, and
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design by Frank Furness is considered, "a good example of his developing style," with the exterior retaining its original character though it has been altered. The design is a step in Furness' development of an independent style, a departure from earlier works which were in the British-influenced
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The building is of red pressed brick, with bands of black brick, and brown sandstone dressings, standing on the corner of 32nd Street, the angle is cut away to form the entrance: this is a sort of shallow porch which is carried up to height of the roof, finishing in a sort of crooked
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By 1900, the bank remained the only national bank in West Philadelphia, posted profits of $ 274,392 (equivalent to $ 10,049,333 in 2023), and was directed by some of Philadelphia's "best known and most reputable business men.
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to hold the gold in place. This created colorfully reflective glass often used to suggest nature, as in floral ornamentation. In addition to the academy and the Centennial National, Furness used them in his
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The Centennial National Bank opened for business in January 1876, shortly before its permanent building was constructed the same year. Architect Frank Furness, who had just parted ways with business partner
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Strategically located at the corner of 32nd and Market streets, a building on the site would terminate the line of sight along the diagonal Lancaster Avenue, which led to the Exhibition grounds in West
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The building was renovated in 2000-02 (under Voith & Mactavish Architects) to make it an alumni center for Drexel University, at a cost of $ 4 million, equivalent to $ 7,077,101 in 2023.
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During the Centennial Exposition, a branch operated on the fairgrounds and handled the collection and accounting of ticket revenues, as well as currency exchange.
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to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of American independence, and operated a branch on the fairgrounds. It continued to operate as the only national bank in
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The bank was chartered on January 19, 1876, to finance Philadelphia's coming-out on the world stage, the Centennial Exposition. The Exposition was the first
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The method for making the "brilliant glass tiles" referred was invented by Furness himself. Glass was painted on the inward side, backed by a layer of
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as its "Centennial Branch." First Pennsylvania was still listed as the owner in 1965 but by 1971, the building stood vacant and was controlled by the
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are so much wider in proportion to their length than one is accustomed to seeing that the small size of the building is rendered much more apparent.
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at the Centennial Exhibition, but not thereafter. Similar attempts at ornamental glass making were being carried on during the mid-1870s by
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for decades, and the building remained in use as a bank branch until it was vacated by the First Pennsylvania Bank between 1965 and 1971.
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The bank obtained a monopoly over handling ticket receipts and currency exchanges for the Centennial Exposition, which opened on the
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held in North America and its opening day, July 4, coincided with the 100-year of American independence. Its first president was
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and significant in his artistic development, it was built in 1876 as the headquarters of the eponymous bank that would be the
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major examples of Victorian architecture in Philadelphia and one of the best pieces of architecture in West Philadelphia."
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In 1956 its single floor was split in two, and the exterior was simplified, as designed by architect Bud Ross.
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circles, to design the bank's headquarters building. (Furness likely also knew bank co-founder
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Drexel used the bank in 2012 to host an exhibit of Frank Furness' commercial architecture.
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Shortly after construction, the building was described in an architectural magazine:
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Its interior was modified in 1893 and again in 1899, when Philadelphia architect
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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
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The building was acquired by Drexel University around "the time of the
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Frank Furness: Architecture and the Heroic Ideal. (Volumes I and II)
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Thomas, George E.; Cohen, Jeffrey A.; Lewis, Michael J. (1996).
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O'Gorman, James F.; Thomas, George E.; Myers, Hyman (1973).
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built a rear addition that followed Furness's style.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Centennial National Bank is located in Philadelphia
Centennial National Bank is located in Pennsylvania
Centennial National Bank is located in the United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
39°57′18″N 75°11′13″W / 39.95500°N 75.18694°W / 39.95500; -75.18694
Frank Furness
Gothic Revival
71000721
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Frank Furness
fiscal agent
Centennial Exposition
First Pennsylvania Bank
Drexel University
National Register of Historic Places
George Hewitt
Fourth of July
West Philadelphia
World's Fair
Clarence Howard Clark, Sr.
Unitarian
Samuel Shipley
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Fairmount Park

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