fisher fine arts library
Fisher Fine Arts Library is located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. Architect Frank Furness designed the library in his quintessential eclectic style in 1890. Since its opening, the library has undergone four stages of alteration, the most recent being a renovation by Venturi Scott Brown Assoc. in 1991. The Stair Tower originally served as the display for artifacts now housed in the Penn Museum in addition to functioning as a means for pedestrian traffic between floors. Today the tower serves as circulation for offices and classrooms.