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 Paul Philippe Cret

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Paul Philippe Cret Famous memorial

Birth
Lyon, Departement du Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
Death
8 Sep 1945 (aged 68)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Section K, Lot 109
Memorial ID
10193475 View Source

Architect. A professor at the University of Pennsylvania Design, he designed the Pan American Union Building in Washington D.C., the Tower at the University of Texas (plus numerous other buildings on the campus), the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that spans from New Jersey to Philadelphia, and numerous American War memorials in Europe. He designed the gates to The Woodlands Cemetery, where he was eventually buried.

Architect. A professor at the University of Pennsylvania Design, he designed the Pan American Union Building in Washington D.C., the Tower at the University of Texas (plus numerous other buildings on the campus), the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that spans from New Jersey to Philadelphia, and numerous American War memorials in Europe. He designed the gates to The Woodlands Cemetery, where he was eventually buried.

Bio by: Frank W Nichols


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Frank W Nichols
  • Added: 30 Dec 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 10193475
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10193475/paul-philippe-cret: accessed ), memorial page for Paul Philippe Cret (23 Oct 1876–8 Sep 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10193475, citing Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.