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Born: 6/24/1866, Died: c. 1926 Architect and engineer, William C. Furber was born in Philadelphia, the son of Edward Martin and Mary (Copeland) Furber. After an early education in the Philadelphia public schools, he entered the Spring Garden Institute while working for Cope & Stewardson before launching his own practice in the late nineteenth century. His first appearance in the Philadelphia city directories occurs in 1896, when he lists himself as a civil engineer. Although Furber's talents included engineering, his architectural practice, unlike that of other architect/engineers, was not simply based on industrial development. Instead, his was a general practice which included banks, residences and stores as well.Furber was active in a number of professional societies, such as the American Society of Civil Engineers and the City Planning Conference. In addition, he maintained local memberships in the Manufacturers Club, the Union League, the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, and the St. Andrews Society.
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