Books:
- The Elements of Style (co-author with William Strunk Jr.)
- Essays and Articles
- The Architecture of the Romanesque Revival in California
- The Life of the Romanesque Revival Style
- The Romanesque Revival in California: A Style Without Compromise
- The San Simeon Trilogy: The Hearst Castle, The Hearst Ranch, and The Hearst Museum
Articles:
- "The Architect and the Client" (The Architectural Forum, 1928)
- "The Problem of Architectural Education" (The Journal of the American Institute of Architects, 1929)
- "The American Architect and the Modern Movement" (The Architectural Forum, 1930)
- "The Future of the Romanesque Revival" (The Architectural Record, 1931)
- "The Legacy of the Romanesque Revival" (The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 1932)
Lectures:
- "The Elements of Style" (Harvard University, 1933)
- "The Romanesque Revival in California" (University of California, Berkeley, 1934)
- "The Architecture of the Hearst Castle" (The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1935)
- "The Life of the Romanesque Revival Style" (The Architectural League of New York, 1936)
- "The San Simeon Trilogy: The Hearst Castle, The Hearst Ranch, and The Hearst Museum" (The Smithsonian Institution, 1937)