| Craftsman Home Plans
 The
Craftsman home style arose from the Arts and Crafts
movement in Britain. Soon after the beginning
of the last century, the style was popularized in
the United States by Architects Green & Green
and furniture designer Gustav Stickley and his magazine "The
Craftsman". Stickley's goal for an unpretentious
lifestyle lived utilitarian structures and with functional
furnishings are the principles behind the American
Craftsman movement.
Other styles associated with the Craftsman style include
Mission, Spanish, Pueblo and Cape Cod styles of homes. Craftsman
influences were best articulated by the Bungalow homes on the
West Coast built by California architects Greene & Greene, in Chicago
with the Prairie Style homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and on the
East Coast by furniture maker Gustav Stickley and art glass by Louis
Comfort Tiffany.
Based on the principles for using traditional materials
and handicraft of local workmanship, the Craftsman style features overhanging
eaves, a low-slung gabled roof, and wide front porches framed by pedestal-like,
tapered columns. Materials often include stone, rough-hewn wood, and
stucco. Many designs have wide front porches across part of the front,
supported by columns.
The elevations of our Craftsman home plans reflect
these time honored elements, while the floor plans incorporate modern
design features designed for the way we live our lives in this century.
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