Abele, Julian F., 1881-1950
Person
Biography
Julian Francis Abele was a prominent African-American architect, and chief designer in the offices of Horace Trumbauer. He contributed to the design of more than 400 buildings, including the Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University (1912–1915), Philadelphia's Central Library (1917–1927), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1914–1928).He was the primary designer of the west campus of Duke University (1924–1954).
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Cook, Peter, 2021 June 9
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Margaret Huang, the Martha Hamilton Morris Archivist, interviews architect Peter Cook about his life, career, and family, including Julian F. Abele, who is Cook’s great grand uncle.
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2021 June 9
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