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Horace Trumbauer

American architect, 1868 to 1938, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Dodge Mansion, 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion), 1931 Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Designer of the Dodge Mansion, the house that stood in 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion) from 1931 until it came down in 1976. Beyond Metro Detroit, Trumbauer designed Jenkintown, Wyncote in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (1872) and The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island (1899).

notable works beyond Metro Detroit
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Horace Trumbauer, here and around the world, by height

The Dodge Mansion beside 6 of Trumbauer's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

The Dodge Mansion beside 6 of Trumbauer's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

Dodge Mansion

1931, 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion), height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Demolished in 1976

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The American architect Horace Trumbauer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. in 1868 and died in 1938. Trumbauer's mark on Metro Detroit is the Dodge Mansion, built in 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion) in 1931 and demolished in 1976.

Beyond the six counties, Trumbauer designed Jenkintown, Wyncote in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (1872), The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island (1899), and the Perry Belmont House in Washington, D.C., United States (1906). On the Dodge Mansion, Trumbauer shares credit with George A. Fuller Company.

Horace Trumbauer (December 28, 1868, September 18, 1938) was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of the campus of Duke University.

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Horace Trumbauer's work in Metro Detroit

Horace Trumbauer's work elsewhere

12 notable works by Horace Trumbauer in 8 places, from 1872 to 1929, as Wikidata lists them.

Who Trumbauer worked with

Where the work stands

  • Grosse Pointe

Photo credits

All 14 photos on Horace Trumbauer's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Rose Terrace (Dodge Mansion) Grosse Pointe Farms MI facade c 1971 Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Photograph of Horace Trumbauer, 1901 Photo: Moses King, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Jenkintown, Wyncote Photo: Ike9898, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. The Elms Photo: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Perry Belmont House Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. James B. Duke House Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Miramar Photo: J. Rugen, 295 Thames Street, Newport Rhode Island, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. Whitemarsh Hall Photo: Shipdude at en.wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. The Franklin Residences Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. North Broad Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  11. Wallace Wade Stadium Photo: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  12. Grey Towers Castle Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  13. New York Evening Post Building Photo: Americasroof, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  14. St. James Hotel Photo: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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