Emlen Physick House
Building Name:
Emlen Physick House
Architect:
Furness, Frank.1839-1912
Date:
1879
Address:
1048 Washington St. Cape May, NJ
Current Use:
House Museum
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Notes:
One of the most famous homes in the style and one of the more unusual. Interior details are intact as well as some original architect designed furnishings. Pictures of this house are reproduced in many books. See also the William C. Davol House.
Bibliography:
O'Gorman, James F. The Architecture of Frank Furness. [Philadelphia]: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973.
Scully, Vincent Joseph. "Architecture: Frank Furness: A Stick Style Curiosity on the Jersey Coast: Emlen Physick House, Cape May, N.J." Architectural Digest 46 (1989): 34-42.
Thomas, George E. Frank Furness : The Complete Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Photo Source:
Bruce Barnes, August, 2003,April 2005
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