24 North Lime Street Lancaster, PA
Philadelphia’s legendary architect Frank Furness was the designer of this landmark Lancaster townhouse. Furness was among the most creative and highest-paid American architects of his time. His outside-the-box buildings followed no rules and blazed their own trails. His best-known creation is Philadelphia’s spectacular Academy of the Fine Arts.
This house, built ca. 1886, features oversized porch brackets. Oversized design elements are hallmarks of the Furness style. He also designed the monumental Lancaster townhouse at 43 North Lime Street.
In the 1880s and 90s this was the home of physician James Erwin Baker and wife Bertha (Kline) Baker.