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George Fletcher Babb

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In his time with Babb, Cook & Willard, Babb was involved in the design of several well known New York buildings, including the cast-iron office building and the
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Babb was sometimes referred to as "Badger Babb" by his friends, who are said to have valued his "dry humor and the intricacy of his puns."
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In addition to his architectural work, Babb was known in his time for his work designing the covers of publications such as
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and Sport with Rod and Gun. He also designed the De Vinne Centennial, a motif featuring a quote in
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Babb was involved in the designing of buildings such as the De Vinne Press Building.
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This article about a United States architect or architectural firm is a
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This article is about the architect. For the politician, see
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Da Capo Press series in architecture and decorative art
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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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George Herbert Babb

architect
New Jersey
New York
Babb, Cook & Willard
De Vinne Press Building
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
New Hampshire
Century Magazine
Greek
Prometheus



A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
ISBN
0198606788



"Stanford White"
ISBN
9781468462227
Catalogue of Early Printed Books
16
"The De Vinne Centennial – American Printing History Association"
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