Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in the city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. It was started in 1805. It is the oldest art museum and art school in the United States.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Pennsylvania state historical marker
The museum building of the Academy
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Location	SW corner of Broad & Cherry Sts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′18″N 75°9′50″W
Built	1871–1876[1]
Architect	Frank Furness; George Hewitt
Architectural style	Second Empire, Renaissance, Gothic
Website	www.pafa.org
NRHP reference No.	71000731[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1971
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975
Designated PHMC	November 17, 2004[3]

Famous students

• Katherine Milhous, American illustrator and author^[4]