| 1927 |
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 June 2: Dignitaries open the Central Library with a grand ceremony on the lawn
across Vine Street from the building |
| 1928 |
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March 16: The Art Jury approves Paul Cret and Jacques Gréber's design for the
Rodin Museum |
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 March 27: The Philadelphia Museum of Art opens |
| 1929 |
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 April 24: The Saint George's Society dedicates a Shakespeare Memorial by
sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder and architect Wilson Eyre across Vine
Street from the Central Library entrance |
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November 29: The Rodin Museum opens |
| 1931 |
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May 11: The Art Jury approves John T. Windrim and W. Morton Keast's design for
the Municipal Court building, the Central Library's twin |
| 1932 |
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April 14: The Art Jury approves John T. Windrim's design for the Franklin
Institute building |
| 1934 |
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January 1: The Franklin Institute opens |
| 1938 |
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September 17: Ground is broken for the Municipal Court building |
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September 18: Horace Trumbauer dies |
| 1939 |
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February 2: Samuel T. Freeman & Company auction house sells Horace Trumbauer's
important collection of rare architecture books |
| 1941 |
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 January 22: The Municipal Court building opens |
| 1950 |
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April 23: Julian Abele dies |
