American Face Brick Association

The American Face Brick Association was an industry organization active in the early 1900s, created to promote the use of face brick in American construction. Research sources connect the association with publications such as A Manual of Face Brick Construction (1920) and The Story of Brick (1922), books that mixed technical guidance with marketing for brick as a strong, fire-resistant, and visually appealing material.

Rather than writing from a personal or literary point of view, the association spoke with a collective voice aimed at architects, builders, homeowners, and the wider building trades. Its books explain brickmaking, wall types, mortar joints, and design ideas, while also making the case that brick homes and buildings offered lasting value.

Because this is a corporate author, there is no single personal biography or confirmed portrait to present. What makes the association interesting today is the way its publications preserve the language, priorities, and architectural ambitions of the American building industry in the years around the 1910s and 1920s.