New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
FINE HOMES IN ZONE
Young Builders Novel Plan for
Prospective Buyer.

Edward r. Dickinson, president OF N.
Dickinson Construction Company And
originator of the now famous "miniatur.
Dickinson mansions" possibly one OF tbo
best known builders Of this kind Of arch,.
lecture I'm Brooklyn, reports constap,
demand for this kind OF houses, mora
so row than at the start OF MS operation,
some few years ago.
Ills young man, who, by the way, /,
still in his early thlrties, mas made rep.
utation for himself for the manner I,
which he constructs his buildings, beia.
original in almost every idea, always
seeking now schemes to improve hi,
houses.
He started operations IN Flatbush soma
twelve years ago. and has practically fer
the last e.ght years operated exclusively
I'm Manhattan Terrace, building up the
major Iortion of the section, though he
has from time TO time operated In other
sections. but never abandoning this sec.
ton. and lie states he will not until he
has made It the most up-to-date reserved
handsome house section of Brooklyn.
lie comes from a family OF builders. his
father being a large operator In Detroit
where he operated himself quite consid-
orably. and his brothers have built houses
of a similar nature to Mr.. Dickinsons, but
in other sections of Flatbush, one brother
now having some eight houses In course
of construction.
Speaking of his success yesterday, Mr..
Dickinson said:
"When it was dull felt that / must get
busv and build a house that would ap-
neal 10 the average man with a small
amount Of capital, as we'll as the man
who has plenty OF money and wants the
best. but does not want an immense
house with too many rooms. ana IN this
manner I got the idea Of erecting NINA
ture mansions.
"To give a fair idea OF what you get
when YOU buy Dickinson miniature
mar sion house. Just place yourself look.
ing over book containing two hundred
different kinds Of houses, from the Italian
type TO the Moorish type or the oln English
,yne with small models showing the
houses when completed. and It would be-
wilder the average person as 10 which ono
IN nick out. II is made easy by asking
the prospective buyer II this would b
right. and so on, until he has your idea.
both as 70 money and architecture, and
then giving him a sketch in colors OF
what the house is to look like
Mrs. Janet Dickinson, his wife. herself
nuIte an artist, coming from a family o,
both French and Italian extraction, helps
along the purchaser. showing the blend
of This and that color and the proper et-
feet Il will have on the house furnishing
etc II might be justly said that the
dickinson Construction Company counts
among its main advisers woman OF con-
siderable ability. though very young
one.
One Of the finest houses built IN recent
wears in Sheepshead Bay was erected oy
the Dickinson Construction Company
g. rho home of ]. Driscoll Tucker, presi'
don't of the Sheepshead Bay Board o.
Trade.
Mr. Dickinson has been asked to 0ui'1
his little mansions in Sheepshead Bay
Timer Kings Highway and East orange
I, IS not likely thatthe VIII accept Inc
,orrntlng terms. though, II H. can arrange
matters the temptation might ne Wo
strong TO resist.