James E. Homans, editor

“ The variety of work executed by this firm has been very great, but their main tendency has been to produce buildings whose original influence has been derived from the purest styles of classic architecture. Among their best productions in country work are the cottages erected in Newport, Lenox, and other summer resorts, notably the house at Mamaroneck, N. Y., that is in the style of a French farmhouse, having points of resemblance to the half-timbered work of England. Their houses at Newport are typical of a style that is peculiar to themselves. ”

“ He studied at the scientific school of Harvard in 1866-67, and then spent three years in the architectural course at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. On his return to the United States he settled in New York, and, in association with William R. Mead and Stanford White, formed the firm whose work has taken part in the recent development of architecture in this country. ”