Julian Abele

Julian Francis Abele (April 30, 1881 – April 23, 1950) was an American prominent architect, and chief designer in the offices of Horace Trumbauer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abele was Black and contributed to the design of more than 400 buildings, including Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University (1912–1915), Philadelphia's Central Library (1917–1927), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1914–1928).

The University of Pennsylvania credits Abele as the primary designer of Eisenlohr Hall (1910–1911), the official residence of its presidents.

Abele was the primary designer of the west campus of Duke University (1924–1954). His contributions to the Trumbauer firm were great, but the only building for which Abele claimed authorship during Trumbauer's lifetime was Duke Memorial Chapel (1930–1935). Following Trumbauer's 1938 death, Abele co-headed the architectural firm and designed additional buildings at Duke, including Allen Administrative Building and Cameron Indoor Stadium.