American architect (1853–1893)
Pierce Powers Furber (May 2, 1853 – April 6, 1893) was an American architect and partner ofPeabody & Stearns in charge of the firm's western commissions under the name Peabody, Stearns & Furber.
Furber was born May 2, 1853, inBangor, Maine , to Samuel Winkley Furber (1819–1895) and Lucy Heywood Metcalf (1825–1856). He moved toSaint Paul, Minnesota with his father in 1858, then moved toCottage Grove, Minnesota in 1861 where his uncle,Joseph W. Furber , was living at the time. His father was one ofJames J. Hill 's business associates.[ 1] Carleton College (1871) and theUniversity of Minnesota (1875) where he graduated as civil engineer in 1876. He was a charter member of the Alpha Nu chapter ofChi Psi . Furber attended theMassachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated as an architect in 1879.[ 2]
Following graduation, he entered the Boston offices of Peabody & Stearns. In 1881, he was sent by the firm toColorado Springs to superintend the firm's projects there.[ 3] St. Louis where he became in charge of all the firm's western work and became a local partner of the firm in 1889, under the name Peabody, Stearns & Furber.[ 2] [ 4]
Furber was a founder of theArchitectural League of New York and on the board of directors of theAmerican Institute of Architects . Furber was elected aFellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1889. He was the first president of the St. Louis AIA chapter.[ 2] [ 5]
Furber married Sara Kate Montgomery on November 15, 1882, and had three children. He died April 6, 1893, in St. Louis fromdiphtheria . He was buried atBellefontaine Cemetery .[ 3]
Chi Psi Alpha Nu Chapter Lodge, 1515 University Avenue SE,Minneapolis, Minnesota [ 2] Henry L. Newman House (1881) – 21 Vandeventer Place,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished[ 6] Turner Building (1882) – 304 N 8th Street,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished U.S. Signal Station (1882) –Pikes Peak ,El Paso County ,Colorado , demolished[ 6] The Antlers Hotel (1883) – Cascade Avenue,Colorado Springs, Colorado , demolished[ 6] Isaac W. Morton House (1884) – 49 Vandeventer Place & Cabanne Avenue,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished[ 6] St. Louis Club House (1884–1885) – T. E. Huntley Avenue & Locust Boulevard,Midtown ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished[ 6] Dr. George Ashe Bronson House (1885) – 3201 Washington Avenue,St. Louis, Missouri , added to theNRHP in 2015Robert Moore House (1886) – 61 Vandeventer Place,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished[ 6] Thomas Howard House (1887) – 33 Vandeventer Place,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished[ 6] James J. Hill House (1887–1891) – 240Summit Avenue ,Saint Paul, Minnesota , added to theNRHP in 1966[ 6] Henry L. Newman House (1889) – 21 Westmoreland Place,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished[ 6] Duluth Union Depot (1890–1892) – 509 W Michigan Street,Duluth, Minnesota , added to theNRHP in 1971Security Building (1890–1892) – 319 N 4th Street,St. Louis, Missouri , added to theNRHP in 2000Corinne Dyer House (1892) – 38 Westmoreland Place,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri [ 6] Col. Edward C. Rowse House (1892) – 10 Benton Place,Lafayette Square ,St. Louis, Missouri [ 6] Lindell Methodist Episcopal Church (1892) – Lindell Boulevard & Newstead Avenue,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished The Collier Building (1892–1893) – 4th Street & Washington Avenue,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished John T. Davis House (1893–1894) – 17 Westmoreland Place,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri [ 6] D. R. Wolfe House (1894) – 4046 Washington Avenue,Central West End ,St. Louis, Missouri George M. Maverick House (1894) – 2726 Locust Street,Midtown ,St. Louis, Missouri , demolished ^ Johnson, Craig (1993).James J. Hill House ISBN 0-87351-276-6 LCCN 93-20207 – viaInternet Archive . ^a b c d Spear, George H.; Wallace, T. F. (June 1894)."In Memoriam: Pierce Power Furber, NU '76" .The Purple and Gold Chi Psi fraternity:28– 29 – viaInternet Archive . ^a b "In Memoriam" .The Northfield News . Vol. XVII, no. 18. April 29, 1893. p. 1.^ Hancock, Jane H.; Ffolliott, Shelia; O'Sullivan, Thomas (1991).Homecoming: The Art Collection of James J. Hill ISBN 0-87351-259-6 LCCN 90-26431 – viaInternet Archive . ^ "Societies—American Institute of Architects: Board of Directors" .The American Architect and Building News XXXIX (896): 125. February 25, 1893 – viaInternet Archive .^a b c d e f g h i j k l Savage, Charles C. (1987).Architecture of the Private Streets of St. Louis: The Architects and the Houses they Designed University of Missouri Press .ISBN 0-8262-0485-6 Internet Archive .
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