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[[Orson Squire Fowler]] notably made a mark on [[American architecture]] when he touted the advantages of [[octagon architecture|octagonal homes]] over rectangular and square structures in his widely publicized book, ''The Octagon House: A Home For All, or A New, Cheap, Convenient, and Superior Mode of Building'', printed in the year 1848.<ref>The Octagon House, Orson S Fowler: Dover Publications, Inc., first edition 1848, 1853 edition reprinted in 1973.</ref> It is argued by some that this is incorrectly termed a pattern book, but as a result of this popular and influential publication, a few thousand octagonal houses were in fact erected in the United States.
Another was [[Samuel Skidmore]]'s ''Tudor Homes of England'', which introduced Tudor and Norman elements, such as [[turret]]s, [[stained-glass]] windows, and spiral staircases into American architecture.
==See also==
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