1 Contents Foreword Preface 1 The great economic problem of this age, and all ages | The Home 2 The new generation and the revolution of truth 3 The waste of stylism Vs. the worth of character 4 Present chaotic picture of home building materials, methods, planning, and finance. 5 Analysis of the opposition. 6 Analysis of the market—Its scope and demands. 7 City vs Country design—Criticism of both—Indication of trends—and solution of technical design. 8 Analysis of standardization, truth, advertising and control. 9 Weight in Building as the New Economical factor. 10 The Revolution in Design—The Industrial ARTS vs Selfish Creation—The New Scale and the Time dimension. 11 Building ‘‘From the Inside Out’’ as Opposed to building ‘‘From the Outside In.’’ 12 Abstract Design, Harmony, and Fourth Dimensional Control 13 The effect of the New Home oh education--—The New Home is applied philosophy 14 Final Analysis and Guiding Considerations essential to a well rounded solution. 15 Some brief disclosures of the House itself as it will appear in the market. 16 Remarks on the business organization 16.1 OBJECTS OF 4-D’S ACTIVITY 17 The Letter Patents 18 References and Dedication 19 Land to Sky—The Outward Progression 19.1 The Beginning I Two 19.2 CONTACT 20 ALOHA 20.1 4D CHROMOCHRONOFILE 20.1.1 FROM R.B.F. TO HIS MOTHER-MAY 11, 1928. 20.1.2 FROM R.B.F. TO HENRY W. TOMLINSON, MORRIS BLDG., JOLIET, ILL. - MAY 21, 1928. 20.1.3 FROM R.B.F.TO L.J. STODDARD, CLEVELAND, OHIO. - MAY 21, 1928. 20.1.4 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAILED 5/21/28 FROM R.B.F. TO FOLLOWING: 20.1.5 TO R.B.F. FROM HIS MOTHER,CAROLINE WOLCOTT FULLER, 1133 PARK AVE., N.Y.C.- 5/23/28. 20.1.6 TO R.B.F. FROM ARTHUR C. HOLDEN, 232 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK CITY.-5/23/28 20.1.7 TO R.B.F. FROM N.A. DWYER, SEC'Y. PRES. OFFICE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE-5/28/28 20.1.8 TO R.B.F. FROM GAMALIEL BRADFORD, WELLESLEY HILLS, MASS.-5/28/28. 20.1.9 TO R.B.F. FROM L.J. STODDARD, CLEVELAND OHIO (STEEL FORGING ENGINEER)- 5/28/28 20.1.10 FROM L.J. STODDARD TO BRUCE BARTON, OF BARTON, DURSTINE, & OSBORN, ADV’T COUNCIL. 383 MADISON AVE., N.Y.C. 20.1.11 TO R.B.F. FROM RUSSELL WALCOTT, CHICAGO ARCHITECT (IN MY OPINION OUTSTANDING-THE BEST OF RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS OF CHICAGO)-5/29/28 20.1.12 FROM ARTHUR HOLDEN, N.Y.C., TO RUSSELL WALCOTT, CHICAGO (ENCL. R.W.'S LETTER, 9/29/28) 20.1.13 TO R.B.F. FROM RICHARD WASHBURN CHILD, NEW YORK CITY-5/29/28. 20.1.14 TO R.B.F. FROM A NEW YORK ARCHITECT AND ARCHITECTURAL AUTHOR.-5/31/28 20.1.15 TO R.B.F. FROM J. MONROE HEWLETT, OF LORD & HEWLETT ARCHITECTS, 2 W. 45TH.ST., NEW YORK CITY.-6/4/28. 20.1.16 TO R.B.F. FROM L.J. STODDARD, CLEVELAND, OH1O.-6/11/28. 20.1.17 TO L.J. STODDARD, FROM BRUCE BARTON, NEW YORK CITY-6/8/28. 20.1.18 TO R.B.F. FROM ALLEN E. ERICKSON, 7 W. MADISON ST., CHICAGO-6/12/28. 20.1.19 TO R.B.F. FROM WOLCOTT FULLER, OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.-6/12/28. 20.2 739 BELMONT AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. 21 THE 4D LETTERS PATENT 21.0.1 FROM R.B.F.TO JOAN TAYLOR BOYD, JR. (ARCITECT, NEW YORK CITY.) 6/15/28. 21.0.2 FROM R.B.F. TO MR. ARTHUR HOLDEN, ESQ., 232 MADISON AVE., N.Y.C. - 6/15/28. 21.0.3 FROM R.B.F. TO MR. JEAN TOOMER, AUTHOR, DEARBORN MANOR HOTEL, CHICAGO. - 6/15/28. 21.0.4 TO R.B.F. FROM AVERY H. PIERCE, EVANSTON. ILL. - 6/17/28. 21.0.5 TO R.B.F. FROM JEAN TOOMER, AUTHOR, - 6/17/28 21.0.6 TO RUSSELL S. WALCOTT FROM M.E. FRIEDMAN-6/18/28 21.0.7 FROM R.B.F. TO HARPER LEECH, ESQ., FINANCIAL EDITOR, CHGO. TRIBUNE 6/20/28. 21.0.8 TO R.B.F. FROM JOHN T. MCCUTCHEON, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE -6/20/28. 21.0.9 TO R.B.F. FROM SAMUEL J. HOFFMAN, NEW YORK CITY. - 6/21/28. 21.0.10 TO MRS. FULLER FROM A.T. HEWLETT, 2ND, N.Y.C. - 6/25/28. 21.0.11 TO R.B.F. FROM LINCOLN W. PIERCE, 189 CANTON AVE., MILTON, MASS. 6/30/28. 21.0.12 FROM R.B.F. TO MR. CHAS. J. MCCULLOUGH, SEC'Y. TO R. W. BABSON, BABSON PARK, MASS.-7/9/28. 21.0.13 FROM R.B.F. TO MR. HEWLETT, N.Y.C. - 7/12/28. 21.0.14 TO R.B.F. FROM J. MONROE HEWLETT, N.Y.C., 7/9/28. 21.0.15 TO R.B.F. FROM C.R. PARKER, IOWA CONSTR. CO., 220 YORK ST., DES MOINES, IA. 7/14/28. 21.0.16 FROM R. B. F.TO WOLCOTT FULLER, 7/14/28. 21.0.17 FROM R.B.F. TO HIS MOTHER, MRS. CAROLINE W. FULLER. BEAR ISLAND, MAINE. 7/16/28 21.0.18 TO R. B. F. FROM DR. ARTHUR F. ABT, 104 S. MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO. - 7 17. 21.0.19 TO R.B.F. FROM J. MONROE HEWLETT, N.Y.C.-7/17/28. 21.0.20 TO R.B.F. FROM BARRY BYRNE, ARCHITECT, 104 S. MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO. 7/19/28 21.0.21 TO RUSSEL WALCOTT FROM JEAN TOOMER, N.Y.C. 7/19/28. 21.0.22 TO MR. R.S. WALCOTT, FROM L. H. PROVINE, HEAD OF DEPT. OF ARCHITECTURE, (UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, ILL. 7/23/28.) 21.0.23 FROM R.B.F. TO EDWARD JOHNSON, ESQ., VICE-PRES. IN CHG. ENGINEERING, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO., 7/24/28. 21.0.24 TO R.B.F. FROM A. L. McLEOD, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN & CO., 7/30/28. 21.0.25 FROM A. L. McLEOD TO MR. MAURICE KRAKOW, 31 E. I2TH ST., N.Y.C. (COPY ENCLOSED IN ABOVE LETTER) 7/30/ 28. 21.1 FROM R.B.F. TO PAUL D. NELSON, ESQ., 70 RUE NOTRE DAME DES CHAMPS, PARIS, FRANCE 8/17/28 List of Figures List of Tables 2