Popularized at the turn of the 20th century by architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine, The Craftsman, the Craftsman-style bungalow reflected, said Stickley, “a house reduced to it’s simplest form… its low, broad proportions and absolute lack of ornamentation gives it a character so natural and unaffected that it seems to… blend with any landscape.”
The style, which was also widely billed as the “California bungalow” by architects such as Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, featured overhanging eaves, a low-slung gabled roof, and wide front porches framed by pedestal-like tapered columns. Material often included stone, rough-hewn wood, and stucco. Many homes have wide front porches across part of the front, supported by columns.
Information taken from Realtor Magazine, Architecture Coach column.
4/2 on Dill Ave- 184K
Well it does look like the ideal home.!!
Comment by Architects India — February 21, 2008 @ 6:42 am
I was under the inpression that alot of the craftman style homes were sold in packages by Sears way back when.
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Comment by Jim — May 6, 2008 @ 5:28 am