In addition to designing the grounds for a handful of private residences, several college campuses and eight parks or park systems, Nolen had been at least contacted regarding work on thirty town plans, twenty-nine land subdivisions and fourteen housing studies or developments – many of which were industrial towns or other work for manufacturing clients. While the majority of his projects between 1910 and 1920 were in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts or Connecticut, his work spanned the country and he had clients in twenty-two states ranging from Maine to South Carolina and from New Jersey to California.1 In his proposal for Mariemont, Nolen attempted to address the problem of the housing of workers of various economic means at the scale of the metropolis with the full support of his client.