Julian Abele
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Julian Francis Abele was an American prominent architect, and chief designer in the offices of Horace Trumbauer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abele was Black and contributed to the design of more tha
Julian Abele (photo Duke University Archives)
Duke Memorial Chapel (1930–1935)
Preliminary study for the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1916), possibly drawn by Abele
Presentation drawing (1918) for the Free Library of Philadelphia. Although unsigned, this appears to be drawn by Abele.
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
Julian Abele
…Julian Francis Abele (April 30, 1881 – April 23, 1950) was an American prominent architect, and chief designer in the offices of Horace Trumbauer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abele was Black and contributed to the design of more than 400 buildings, including Widener Memorial Library at Harvard…
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