Ernest Flagg

Ernest Flagg (February 6 1857-April 10 1947) was a noted American architect in the Beaux-Arts style.

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February 6 - 1857 - April 10 - 1947 - Beaux-Arts

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Flagg was born in Brooklyn, New York, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and began his architectural practice in 1891 in New York. His contributions to zoning and height regulations were essential to New York's first laws governing this aspect of the city's architecture. Among his designs were:

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Brooklyn, New York - Ecole des Beaux-Arts - Paris

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• the 45-story Singer Building, New York City
• the Scribner Building, New York City
• the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
• St. Luke's Hospital and the Washington State Capitol at Olympia, Washington
• the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.

He was a former president of the New York Society of Beaux-Arts Architects. His brother-in-law was Charles Scribner II, the noted publisher.

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Ernest Flagg: Selected writings ►