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American Face Brick Association
A trade group rather than an individual author, it helped popularize face brick in the early 1900s through practical guides and promotional books aimed at builders and homeowners. Its works offer a snapshot of how brick was presented as durable, attractive, and modern in that era.
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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 an early 20th-century trade organization connected with the growing face brick industry in the United States. Research on the history of the industry notes that the association was established in 1912, as face brick production was becoming a national business.
The group is best known today for publishing books and manuals about brick construction and design. Surviving titles include The Story of Brick; the Permanence, Beauty, and Economy of the Face Brick House, Architectural Details in Brickwork, and A Manual of Face Brick Construction, which show how it promoted brick to both builders and the general public.
Later sources indicate that the association did not continue as a separate body indefinitely. It was eventually merged with other brick trade groups, and LibriVox identifies it as having become part of the Brick Industry Association in 1934.