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Horace Trumbauer

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Horace Trumbauer (December 28,1868 – November 18,1938) was a prominent architect of the gilded age. Known predominantly for designing residential manors for the wealthy, later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and part of the campus of Duke University. His style is known for including period styles.

He began his career as an apprentice to G. W. and W. D. Hewitt for six years. He opened his architectural office in 1890 and did some work for developers Wendell and Smith designing homes for middle-class planned communities including the Overbrook Farms development. In 1903, he married Sara Thomson Williams and became a stepfather to Agnes Helena. Architectural Record published his work in 1904. He had a number of commissions until the Great Depression. He died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1938.

Buildings

The Elms
Philiadelphia Museum
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