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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Also known as PAFA

Architect

Frank Furness

Year

1876

Style

Gothic Revival

Type

museum

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current museum building began construction in 1871 and opened in 1876 in connection with the Philadelphia Centennial.…

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  1. 1876

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    Frank Furness, George Wattson Hewitt

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