Craftsman architecture facts for kids
Craftsman was a style of architecture in the United States in the early 20th century. It is called that because Gustav Stickley, a craftsman furniture maker, had a magazine called The Craftsman. The movement was part of the Arts and Crafts movement that started in England in the late 19th century. It wanted a "simpler way of life" that was not like American and English industrialized society. Architects such as Greene and Greene designed Craftsman homes such as the Gamble House. These houses were well-made, but did not have a lot of ornamentation. Often they played off of natural themes. A smaller version of the craftsman home was the bungalow. By the 1910s, Craftsman bungalows were being built in large numbers in and around American cities. Besides America and England, there was a lot of Craftsman architecture in Japan.
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Merrill Hall at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, a Julia Morgan design completed in 1928
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The Gamble House, an iconic American Arts and Crafts design by Greene & Greene in Pasadena, California (1908–1909).
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Facade of the Castle in the Clouds and lawn overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, built 1913–1914.
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The Edward Schulmerich House in Hillsboro, Oregon, completed in 1915.
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The Abernathy-Shaw House in the Silk Stocking District of Talladega, Alabama. It was built in 1908.
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F. E. Cottrell Apartment Building in the Old West End District (Toledo, Ohio), built 1914–1915.
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