In the first decades of the 19th century, Federal architecture and Greek Revival architecture were dominated by Philadelphia architects such as Benjamin Latrobe, William Strickland, John Haviland, John Notman, Thomas U. Walter, and Samuel Sloan. Frank Furness is considered Philadelphia's greatest architect of the second half of the 19th century, but his contemporaries included John McArthur, Jr., Addison Hutton, Wilson Eyre, the Wilson Brothers, and Horace Trumbauer. In 1871, construction began on the Second Empire-style Philadelphia City Hall. The Philadelphia Historical Commission was created in 1955 to preserve the cultural and architectural history of the city. The commission maintains the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, adding historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts as it sees fit. COUNT 5
QSN1 Name 6 important Philadelphia architects? ANS1 Benjamin Latrobe, William Strickland, John Haviland, John Notman, Thomas U. Walter, and Samuel Sloan QSN2 Who is Philadelphia's greatest architect of the later 19th century? ANS2 Frank Furness QSN3 When did building begin on the Philadelphia CIty Hall? ANS3 1871 QSN4 What commission was created in 1955? ANS4 Philadelphia Historical Commission QSN5 What does this commission control? ANS5 Philadelphia Register of Historic Places