Julian Francis Abele

(1881–1950) American architect (1881–1950)

Julian Francis Abele (United States, 1881–1950) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Julian Francis Abele belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Julian Francis Abele was born in Philadelphia and died in Philadelphia. Julian Francis Abele trained at University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia College of Art, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Wikidata associates Julian Francis Abele with Beaux-Arts. The awards include Frederick Graff Prize and Arthur Spayd Brooke Memorial Prize.

The best-known works include ‘Cameron Indoor Stadium’, ‘Widener Library’, ‘Parkway Central Library’, and ‘Philadelphia Museum of Art’. The catalogue has 2 buildings by Julian Francis Abele. The dated buildings span the years 1876–1932. The buildings are in Philadelphia and Durham. According to Wikidata, buildings by Julian Francis Abele belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’ and ‘Historicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Eižens Laube, Adolf Meyer, Raymond Hood, Werner Hegemann, and Albert Chase McArthur.

• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Duke Chapel