(This post is part of a series about my research of Fitchburg architect H.M. Francis)
I looked through a small magazine published in 1890 called "Leading Business Men of Fitchburg."
The magazine is a well developed collection of business profiles with information about clientele and kind words of their expertise.
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| Fig. 1: H.M. Francis listing in Leading Business Men of Fitchburg (courtesy of the Fitchburg Historical Society) |
About Francis:
"What we particularly wish to do is to call attention to the advantages gained by enlisting the services of such an architect as Mr. Francis, when it is proposed to erect an ordinary dwelling-house; or more properly, a dwelling-house of moderate cost which will not be "ordinary." To begin with, by so doing you get a house "designed to order." It suits you, embodies your views, has an individuality of its own, and is especially adapted to the lot on which it stands...The cost of the services we have sketched is, by no means, alarming, and we have yet to learn of a man who ever repented the expense incurred by employing a really competent architect."
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