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Content: Griffins

Art Museum Roof Ornaments
Julian Abele (Architect), 1928
* griffins (museum logo, after the fact), gazelles, plants
* Best seen on top of the South pediment.
* Around the roof. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965000,-75.181015 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
+philamuseum.org

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Ram Heads and Griffins
Walter Ballinger/Ballinger Company (Architects), 1924
* small rams, griffins
* Entrance. East side of 19th, South of Spruce.
* 39.947700,-75.172760 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Ballinger Company page

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West Philadelphia Title and Trust Company Building
Joseph Bass (Mason), Davis, Dunlap, and Barley (Architects), 1926
* lion heads, winged person, owl, griffin, plants, curved vertical lines
* There is also a reference in the Hidden City article to Paul Phillipe Cret adding bronze details to the 36th Street facade in 1928. The medallions look original to me. The front entrance on Walnut has similar artistic features.
* West wall. Northeast corner, 36th and Walnut.
* 39.953270,-75.194670 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+hiddencityphila.org article about the building

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Curtis Building
Horace Trumbauer (Architect), 1931
* standing people, reclining people, medical instruments, headgear, plants, lions, birds, griffins, various medical symbols
* Entrance. North side of Walnut between 10th and 11th.
* 39.948625,-75.157800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* Exhibits: Medical
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Horace Trumbauer page