 |
 This
style originated in Britain during the mid-19th century when the arts were combined with the
crafts to produce high quality houses
for the middle class. This style was popular in Britain from 1861-1914,
but appeared later in the USA and was particularly popular in California,
where the Greene brothers designed many, from hence it diffused
eastward in the USA.

The Arts and Crafts style was expressed in the interior and exterior of
houses. The glass work comes from the Corning Museum
of Glass. On the outside, these have a rustic appearance
with its steep gabled roofs, overhanging eaves, exposed crafters, and
"earthy" building materials of wooden shingles, stucco, and field stones.
Dormers
and large front porches are common. |