Ernest Flagg

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Ernest Flagg was an American architect known for his Beaux-Arts–influenced designs and advocacy of urban planning and zoning reforms in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect
architect
human
activeIn New York City
Washington, D.C.
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical architecture
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1857-02-06
dateOfDeath 1947-04-10
designed Corcoran Gallery of Art building
Flagg Building (Washington, D.C.)
Pomfret School buildings
linked to: Pomfret School

Singer Building
St. Luke’s Hospital buildings (New York)
United States Naval Academy Chapel
educatedAt Columbia University
École des Beaux-Arts
fieldOfWork architecture
urban planning
zoning
gender male
hasWorkLocation New York City
influenced New York City zoning practices
knownFor advocating height and setback regulations
innovative skyscraper design
promoting zoning laws to improve light and air in cities
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn New York City
movement Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
name Ernest Flagg
nationality American
notableFor Beaux-Arts–influenced designs
advocacy of urban planning reforms
advocacy of zoning reforms
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Brooklyn
New York
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath New York
linked to: New York City

New York City
United States of America
proposed setback-based skyscraper massing
relative Cornelius Vanderbilt
spouse Margaret E. Bonnell
wrote Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction

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Scribner Building architect Ernest Flagg
Ernest Flagg name Ernest Flagg
Singer Castle architect Ernest Flagg
Singer Building architect Ernest Flagg