| 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 & Geene
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 featuress 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 house 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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