Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park was built for for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener between 1897 and 1900 and designed by Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer, who also designed the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Springhouse Films recently produced a short promotional and fund-raising video for the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation. Combining live-action footage and aerial cinematography, Springhouse also employed AI imaging tools to restore and colorize archival photography featured in the video.
The Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation intends to restore Lynnewood Hall and its grounds using only the highest standards of conservation, craftsmanship and sustainability to create an important cultural site while providing educational, recreational, and work opportunities for the communities of Greater Philadelphia.