Amy Cohen separates fact from fiction surrounding one of Philadelphia’s most famous architects, Julian Francis Abele

The $196 million “Core Project” to renovate key areas of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and create nearly 100,000 square feet of new space began this morning with an official ceremony

Photographer Kris Catherine gives an exclusive look inside the opulent mansions of Elkins Estate

Renovations and a new restaurant will bring the Gilded Age glory of the former Benjamin Franklin Hotel to the public this fall. Michael Bixler steps inside

Architect Horace Trumbauer left an indelible mark on the city’s landscape, yet even today he remains largely underrated. Karen Chernick talks with Bruce Laverty, curator of architecture at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, about the man behind some of Philadelphia’s most iconic architecture

Renovation on the centerpiece of a Roxborough institution is underway and will result in the doubling of space provided for homeless and transitioning teenage mothers. Jessie Fox checks in on the progress at Merrick Hall on the campus of Northern Children’s Services

The Shadow’s article on the Equitable Trust Building spurred the nimble and thoroughly informed archivists at the Athenaeum to investigate the attribution of Horace Trumbauer as architect…their investigation revealed a long-standing error

Go to Broad and Locust, end up in the Middle Ages, says the Shadow, who has the story on the building known for decades as the “Locust Theatre”