Collections

Edmund N. Bacon records (Collection 292), City Planner, 1910-2005
Edmund N. Bacon records, Transfer from Cornell University (Collection 095)

Edmond Norwood Bacon, born in Philadelphia, graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Architecture (1932) and worked as an architectural designer in Shanghai, China under Henry Killam Murphy in 1934. He then returned to the United States in 1935 and worked on planning projects in Flint, MI and served as Managing Director of the Philadelphia Housing (1940-1943) in Philadelphia, PA. Bacon worked with Oskar Stonorov, Robert Mitchell, and Louis I. Kahn in designing the Better Philadelphia Exhibit and led the redevelopment of notable Philadelphia landmarks such as Society Hill, Penn Center, and Market East among other projects.

There are several collections related to the work of Edmund N. Bacon at the Architectural Archives.

Click here for the finding aid to Collection 292: Edmund N. Bacon records.

Click here for the finding aid to Collection 095: Edmund N. Bacon records.

For information about other collections related to Edmund N. Bacon, contact the Architectural Archives at archarchives@design.upenn.edu.