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Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener and built between 1897 and 1899.
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The home was situated on a large, balustraded terrace, which allowed for outdoor living space. The first floor of the house is built of local Wissahickon schist, while the second and third floors are half-timbered, with panels of pebbledash. The interior space is fashioned with Tudor-style paneling and a Gothic-tracery ceiling made of stucco ...
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Harrison introduced him to the streetcar tycoon and real-estate developer Peter A. B. Widener, whose 110-room Georgian-revival palace, Lynnewood Hall (1897–1900), launched Trumbauer's successful career. [1] For the Wideners, the Elkins, and their circle he designed mansions in Philadelphia, New York City, and Newport, Rhode Island. Through ...
Beautiful stained glass was incorporated into the design. Fragments of stained glass window frames can still be found at the ship's wreckage site over 100 years later. United Archives - Getty Images
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