New Garden Homes

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Paperback catalog with both front and back covers loose from the interior pages. The interior pages show discoloration around edges. The entire booklet is in black and white. The front cover has an illustration of a house at the top of the cover, with the title in the middle, and the publisher information at the bottom. The back cover is blank. 72 pages. Size: 9" x 12" **From wikipedia.com: "In 1891, Flagg began his architectural practice in New York, greatly influenced by his knowledge of the French ideas of architectural design, such as structural rationalism . During this time he joined with John Prentiss Benson to create Flagg & Benson, which later became Flagg, Benson & Brockway with the addition of Albert Leverett Brockway. FB&B designed St. Luke's Hospital in New York City. [5] In 1894, he established the architectural firm of Flagg & Chambers with Walter B. Chambers , whom he met in Paris. Usually Flagg alone is credited for some of the work he and Chambers worked on together, such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art , the U.S. Naval Academy , and Pomfret School in Connecticut which he saw as "part of the process of evolution that would contribute to the creation of a national style of architecture.” [6] Louisa Flagg Scribner, Flagg's sister, was the wife of Charles Scribner II . Through this familial connection, Flagg designed six structures located in Manhattan for the publishing family, including at 153–157 Fifth Avenue and 597 Fifth Avenue . [7] Flagg is probably best known for his design of the Singer Building . Completed in 1897 and expanded in 1908, it was then the tallest office building in the world, at 612 feet. [8] Faithful to his Beaux-Arts training, Flagg allowed space around the tall building for light to enter, which was unusual for the time. [9] Though Flagg is best known for his large institutional designs, he was also interested in producing modest, attractive homes affordable to average Americans. He developed innovative techniques toward that end and in 1922 published the book Small Houses, Their Economic Design and Construction . He packaged these techniques and ideas into the Flagg System , and collaborated with builders scattered across the U.S. to build them. [9] "