What Makes a Craftsman Home?

WHAT MAKES A CRAFTSMAN HOME? Originating from 1900-1930, the Craftsman home has re-emerged as one of the most popular styles in the U.S. It evolved from the British Arts & Crafts movement, which migrated to the U.S. around the turn of the 20th century-about the time the rising middle class was recoiling against the opulence of the Victorian era. Craftsman is more of a philosophy than a style, its core values being: SIMPLICITY; LOCAL, NATURAL MATERIALS; STURDY WORKMANSHIP; HANDCRAFTED TOUCHES ANATOMY OF A CRAFTSMAN HOUSE Gabled or hipped roof Not sure how to recognize a Craftsman-style home on sight? Exposed rafter beams or decorative brackets beneath eaves Gabled Look for these features: Hipped Low-pitched roofline high pitch medium pitch low pitch 1 or 1% stories Tapered, square support columns Deeply overhanging eaves Front porch covered by extended roof Hand-crafted woodwork mixed with other materials, such as stone Leaded glass windows and other Frank Lloyd Wright design motifs LLOYD WRIGHT & CRAFTSMAN AMERICA'S FIRST CRAFTSMAN HOME Dubbed America's all-time greatest architect, Frank The first Craftsman home was built in Lloyd Wright was a key 1900 in Syracuse, NY, and belonged to contributor to the Arts & designer Gustav Stickley, whose Crafts movement. His magazine - The Craftsman - gave this design motifs (leaded distinctive style its name. In its pages, glass windows, built-in Stickley showcased house plans for his furniture) remain influential own home, as well as others influenced by in the modern revival of the Arts & Crafts movement. Craftsman-style homes. A WEB OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES Tudor Georgian American architectural styles are confusing - partly because there's so much overlap. This diagram shows how different styles are interrelated: European French Country Victorian / Queen Anne Traditional Mediterranean / Spanish Colonial Bungalow Cottage Colonial EVERYBODY LOVES Cape Cod Country Farmhouse CRAFTSMAN Craftsman Ranch Styles that originated with or influenced each other Carriage House Styles that are frequently combined Contemporary Craftsman is the most popular style in 33 out of 50 U.S. Prairie School American Foursquare states, according to online house plan sales. RESOURCES: U.S. Library of Congress: Daniel Case on Wikipedia: CrattsmanPerspective.com City of Glendale, Calf., Arts-and-Crafts-Style.com HHouseplans.co http://houseplans.co copyright © Alan Mascord Design Associates