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Rita Novel 2004.10.15 10:36
In the mid-1980s UofP's Graduate School of Fine Arts was running a massive fund-raising effort to renovate the building, and VSBA handled the renovations.
Spent time last week 'touring' Trumbauer 'palace' architecture of Philadelphia's immediate northern suburbs--the remains of Whitemarsh Hall, Grey Towers of today's Arcadia University, Curtis Hall-the remains of the Curtis Estate, the somewhat derelict Lynnewood Hall, Chelten House, Elstowe, and Georgian Terrace.
The great hall of Grey Towers is easily one of the best interior spaces in the Philadelphia area, a decendent of the entry hall of the Paris Opera House and a precursor to the great hall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (where Trumbauer also played a role in the design). Overall, I've come to the realization that grand buildings containing great multi-story halls are a Trumbauer hallmark.
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