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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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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Detail of the original entrance to the Eckhart Public Library, circa 1911, in Auburn, Indiana.
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Merrill Hall at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, one of the buildings designed by Julia Morgan. Completed in 1928.
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Craftsman-style bungalow in San Diego, California. Craftsman style homes are common in older neighborhoods of many western American cities.
