Main entry:

Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942.

Title & Author:

Craftsman homes : architecture and furnishings of the American arts and crafts movement / by Gustav Stickley.

Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, 1979.

Description:

205 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Reprint of the 2d ed. published in 1909 by Craftsman Pub. Co., New York.
The simplification of life / Edward Carpenter -- The art of building a home / Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin -- A California house founded on the California mission style -- An old-fashioned house with the dining room and kitchen in one -- A small cottage that is comfortable, attractive and inexpensive -- A plain house that will last genertaions and need but 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 accomodate 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 built around a courtyard facing the water -- A rustic cabin that is mean 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 -- Porches, pergolas and terraces: The charm of living out of doors -- The effective use of cobblestones as a link between house and landscape -- Beautiful garden gates: The charm that is always found in an interesting approach to an enclosure -- The natural garden: Some things that can be done when nature is followed instead of thwarted -- What may be done with water and rocks in a little garden -- Halls and stairways: Their importance in the general scheme of a craftsman house -- The living room: Its many uses and the possibilities it has for comfort and beauty -- The dining room as a center of hospitality and good cheer -- A convenient and well-equipped kitchen that simplifies the housework -- The treatment of wall spaces so that a room is in itself complete and satisfying -- Floors that compete the decorative scheme of a room -- An outline of furniture-making in this coutnry showing the place of craftsman furniture in the evolution of an American style -- Willow chairs and settles which harmonize with the more severe and massive furniture made of oak -- Craftsman metal work: Designed and made according to the same principles that rule the furniture -- The kind of fabrics and needlework that harmonize with and complete the craftsman decorative scheme -- Home training in cabinet work -- Our native woods and their treatment -- The craftsman idea.

Summary:

Includes architectural drawings, photographs, floor plans and essays from Gustav Stickley's magazine "The Craftsman", a leading proponent of the simplicity and organic harmony of the Craftsman style, the most popular style for smaller homes in the country in the early 20th century.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
French equivalent / Équivalent français
Publisher description

ISBN:

0486237915
9780486237916

Subject:

Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942.
Architecture, Domestic United States Designs and plans.
Arts and crafts movement United States.
Arts and crafts movement.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Dessins et plans industriels.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Arts and crafts movement États-Unis.
Arts and Crafts (movement)
21.84 interior design and decoration.
21.72 house-building.
Architecture, Domestic
Interieurkunst.
Woningen.
United States

Form/genre:

Designs and plans.
architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings
Books.
Dessins d'architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 48540
Call No.: 2636; ID:89-B759
Status: Available