The Craftsman House - as a rule – is adapted to any portion of the United States in which there are temperate weather-conditions. The house conveys the feeling of country life even while it is intended as a home in urban areas.
Craftsman homes are planned so that they are free from disturbing noise, polluting smoke and reverberated heat.
Field stones are employed in this case for building the foundations and the chimneys; the stones being used as found, with their stains and mossy accretions; since these accidents insure the most pleasing variety of color and surface.
The house, as it appears in the elevation, is a structure of two stories: the lower being of brick, and the upper in half timber.
The bricks are selected for their deep red, and their hard-burned quality, which give a strong character to the home. In The Craftsman house, the masonry is given a further picturesque aspect by having wide white joints, and in being laid in the manner known as “Flemish bond.”
The second story, added in half-timber construction, shows large panels of plaster in natural color and rough finish.
Above this, the roof is arranged to give a high- pointed gable effect to the front, and, on the side seen in the elevation, it is pierced to admit a dormer window.
The hood of the main entrance echoes the form of the larger roofs, and is supported on half-arch brackets recalling the curved timbers above the windows of the front and side.
The sharply pitched roof is covered with California redwood shingles, treated with oil, which, with time, produces a soft and very agreeable tone. This tone harmonizes admirably with the other color-elements here provided by the dark gray-green stones, the ruddy brick and the neutral-tinted plaster.
The plan of the Craftsman House is compact and convenient, with all floor space and all room beneath the eaves utilized.
Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Homes and Bungalows
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