Horace Trumbauer
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Horace Trumbauer was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much o
Trumbauer, c. 1901
Grey Towers Castle (1893), Trumbauer's first major commission, is the centerpiece of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
Lynnewood Hall (1897–1900), also known as the Peter A. B. Widener mansion, in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art, built between 1916 and 1928, a collaboration between Trumbauer's firm and Zantzinger, Borie and Medary
Elkins Estate
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The Elkins Estate is a 42-acre estate located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States. The estate contains seven buildings, the most notable being Elstowe Manor and Chelten House, which are histor
Horace Trumbauer
…Grey Towers Castle (William Welsh Harrison mansion), Glenside, Pennsylvania (1893–94) Chelten House (George W. Elkins mansion), Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (1896, rebuilt 1909) Lynnewood Hall (Peter A. B. Widener mansion), Elkins Park, Pennsylvania…
Front view of Elstowe Manor
Elstowe Manor
Music room
Main gallery