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American Face Brick Association
A trade association rather than an individual author, this early-20th-century publisher helped popularize brick homes and masonry through practical guides, house-plan books, and promotional works. Its publications offer a vivid snapshot of how Americans were encouraged to see brick as durable, stylish, and modern.
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Orienting the House: A Study of the Placing of the House with Relation to the Sun's Rays
by American Face Brick Association
A manual of face brick construction
by American Face Brick Association
About the author
The American Face Brick Association was a Chicago-based industry group best known for publishing practical and promotional books about brick construction in the 1920s and early 1930s. Surviving editions of its works include A Manual of Face Brick Construction (1920), The Story of Brick (1922), Brickwork in Italy (1925), and Face Brick Homes (1931).
Its books were aimed at homeowners, builders, and designers, mixing technical advice with salesmanship. Many focused on the beauty, permanence, fire resistance, and perceived economy of face brick, while others offered small-house plans, fireplace ideas, and guidance on siting and design.
Because this is a corporate author, there is no personal life story in the usual sense. What makes the association interesting today is the window it gives into American architecture, home-building culture, and construction marketing in the early twentieth century.