Purcell and Elmslie, Architects Firm active: 1907-1921 Minneapolis, Minnesota :: Chicago, Illinois Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :: Portland, Oregon

• The Outlook rebuttal

An article titled "The American Renaissance" exalted the revivalism of historical architectural forms, and P&E took aim at the entire proposition in a piece that appeared afterwards in The Craftsman.

• The Lincoln Memorial controversy

The idea of a Greek temple to honor the 16th American president made no sense to the Progressives.  Purcell, particularly, took up the gauntlet.