Gustav Stickley - Craftsman Style
Stickley's 1909 book "Creaftsman Homes" contains plans and descriptions for 36 homes. A thumbnail picture of each one and brief description are show below with links to the complete articles. Most of these plans will show homes which are to small for modern needs and/or use materials and construction methods which are inappropriate, expensive, or use inferior materials. What they will do is help you develop a "feel" for the design elements used by Stickly in his homes.
I also find it interesting to see how what is considered "Necessary" in terms of size and features now days, in contrast to "Necessary" during the Craftsman era. If you look at the dimentions of Craftsman homes they are tiny by todays standards. Only some had a bathroom and never more than one bath. Garages were detached, narrow, and probably held only one car. They had georgous doors and windows though.
Kitchens were downright primative. A wash basin with running water and an icebox completed the amenities. If you were lucky, the ice box opened to the outside so the ice delivery guy could refill it without coming inside the house. It was a very different time and these homes were designed for those wealthy enough to be building custom homes at a time when the standard loan had a term of five years with a balloon payment at the end.
| A California House Founded on the Mission Style | |
| An Old-Fashioned House with the Dining Room and Kitchen in One | |
| A Small Cottage that is Comfortable, Attractive and Inexpensiv e | |
| A Plain House the Will Last for Generations and Need but a few repairs | |
| A cottage of cement or stone that is conveniently arranged for a small family | |
| Suburban house designed for a lot having wide frontage but little depth | |
| A very simple and inexpensive cottage built of battened boards | |
| A cement house that shows the decorative use of concrete as a framework | |
| Cement house showing lavish use of half-timber as a decoration | |
| Cement house showing Craftsman idea of half-timber construction | |
| A comfortable and convenient house for the suburbs or the country | |
| A Craftsman City House Designed to Accommodate Two Families | |
| A Craftsman Farmhouse that Is Comfortable, Homelike and Beautiful | |
| House with Court, Pergolas, Outdoor Living Rooms and Sleeping Balconies | |
| The Craftsman's House: A Practical Application of Our Theories of Home Building | |
| A Small Shingled House that Shows Many Interesting Structural Features | |
| A Roomy, Inviting Farmhouse, Designed for Pleasant Home Life in the Country | |
| A Simple, Straightforward Design from which Many Homes Have Been Built | |
| A Craftsman House in which Tower Construction Has Been Effectively Used | |
| A Concrete Cottage Designed in the Form of a Greek Cross to Admit More Light | |
| A Bungalow of Irregular Form and Unusually Interesting Construction | |
| A Roomy, Homelike Farmhouse for Lovers of Plain and Wholesome Country Life | |
| A Plaster House upon which Wood Has Been Liberally Used | |
| A Farmhouse Designed with a Long, Unbroken Roof Line at the Back | |
| Two Inexpensive but Charming Cottages for Women Who Want Their Own Homes | |
| A Log House that Will Serve either as a Summer Camp or a Country Home | |
| A Pleasant and Homelike Cottage Designed for a Small Family | |
| A Country Clubhouse that Is Built like a Log Cabin | |
| A Plain Little Cabin that Would Make a Good Summer Home in the Woods | |
| A Bungalow Built around a Courtyard Facing the Water | |
| A Rustic Cabin that Is Meant for a Week-end Cottage or a Vacation Home | |
| A Bungalow Designed for a Mountain Camp or Summer Home | |
| A Convenient Bungalow with Separate Kitchen and Open Air Dining Room | |
| A Cottage Planned with a Special Idea to Economical Heating | |
| A Cottage that Comes within the Limits of Very Moderate Means | |
| A Country House that Was Originally Planned for a Mountain Camp |