Abele enrolled in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He studied architectural design at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1902 to 1903. Penn’s program emphasized the ...

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Known by many to be relatively shy, serious, and uninterested in the limelight, Abele used his impressive architectural gifts to carve a place in history, guaranteeing that, despite largely ...