THE
American Architect
Vol. CXIX CONTENTS No. 2356 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1921
Reconstruction of Northern France - - - - 167 By Ralph Fanning
American Specification Institute ----- 172 The Billop House, Staten Island, N. Y. - - 174
Illustrated by O. E. Eggers
Editorial Comment - -- -- -- -- --175 Current News - -- -- -- -- -- - 187 Weekly Review of the Construction Field - - 191
Illustrations
Gothic Window, The Cathedral, Wetzler,
Germany—Frontispiece. Building for the American Book Co., Chicago. N. Max Dunning, Architect.
Newell Memorial Chapel, Kenosha, Wis. N. Max Dunning, Architect.
Kenosha Hospital, Kenosha, Wis. N. Max Dunning, Architect.
Dixon Home Telephone Co., Dixon, III.
N. Max Dunning, Architect. Dixon National Bank, Dixon, III. N. Max Dunning, Architect.
Stromberg Motor Device Co., Chicago. N. Max Dunning, Architect.
Department of Architectural Engineering Modern Practice in Reinforced Concrete
Construction - -- -- -- -- -- 177 Preventing Cracks in Plaster Walls - - - 186
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