Idlewild

Media, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Idlewild, a summer cottage near Media, Pennsylvania, was designed by renowned Victorian architect Frank Furness for his own family. Built in the Queen Anne and Shingle styles characteristic of late nineteenth-century American domestic architecture, the house served as Furness's seasonal retreat until his death in 1912. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it stands as a personal testament to the architect's design philosophy applied to residential space.