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Craftsman Style Home

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Architecture: Craftsman Style Home

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Craftsman Style Home - Design Build PlannersThis design comes from a European design. A design that was popular at the beginning of the 19th century. The design comes from a development that was going on in the 1860’s. It also has its roots in India.

Craftsman style homes were built throughout America through the early 1900’s. They went out of popularity around the 1930’s. In the late 20thcentury, they gained popularity again. They built replicas of the older homes and restored the Craftsman style homes that were already built. These homes remain popular today for the working class.

The homes have a unique style. Architecture students can quickly spot a craftsman style home out of other designs. It has been said that the home is a work of art from earlier times.

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Architecture – Craftsman Style Home

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The Craftsman style home was a revolution in American architectural design, and they were built all over the nation between 1905 and 1930. In the late part of the twentieth century, the Craftsman home became popular again, with architects restoring older Craftsman houses and building new replicas. Like many design elements of the Arts and Crafts period, the Craftsman home is a work of art as well as a functioning dwelling. The Craftsman home has a distinctive style which is instantly recognizable to architecture students, contractors, and aficionados of the Arts and Crafts movement.

The Craftsman home was popularized by several designers, including Gustav Stickley, Charles Sumner Greene, and Henry Mather Greene. All of these men were iconic figures in the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Craftsman home became a natural extension of the furniture and art they created. The Craftsman has its roots in the bungalow, a low slung, comfortable home which originates in India. Continue reading