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Category: Julian Abele

  • Duke University Chapel (1932) – Durham, North Carolina

    Horace Trombauer with Julian Abele. Duke University Chapel (1932). Durham, North Carolina.
    Horace Trombauer with Julian Abele. Duke University Chapel (1932). Durham, North Carolina.1 2 3 4
    Looking at the southwest elevation of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Looking at the southwest elevation of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Looking at Duke University Chapel from the southeast
    Looking at Duke University Chapel from the southeast
    Pinnacles on the facade of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Pinnacles on the facade of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Bell tower on Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Bell tower on Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Tympanum and sculptures above the entrance of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Tympanum and sculptures above the entrance of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Pinnacles on the southwest elevation of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Pinnacles on the southwest elevation of Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Colonnade outside Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
    Colonnade outside Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina

    References

    1. “Duke’s Chapel to Be Replaced By a Stone Structure”. The Roanoke World-News (Roanoke, Virginia), August 14, 1926, p. 9. ↩︎
    2. “New Duke University Is One of World’s Outstanding Examples of Gothic Architecture”. The Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), June 5, 1932, p. 3B. ↩︎
    3. Patterson, Donald W. “Black architect to get his due”. Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, North Carolina), April 21, 1989, p. 5. ↩︎
    4. Cheng, Vicki. “A pioneer’s home set in stone”. The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), May 2, 2000, p. 1B. ↩︎