Frank Furness, Civil War veteran turned architect, gets fresh look in Philadelphia
Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, a former Army captain during the Civil War, translated his fearlessness into the designs of about 1,000 buildings. His elaborate structures featured oversized arches, asymmetrical facades and eccentric decorations that broke free from the polite Victorian era style.
"Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa takes a tour of Furness' Philadelphia with Wall Street Journal architectural critic Michael Lewis, who explains why the architect's reputation has gained a reappraisal.
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