Craftsman Homes

Craftsman style bungalows are the dominate type of home to still stand in Escondido among all those built between 1915 and 1940. Largely this is due to such design features as rooms opening off each other rather than off long, dark hallways, and rooms built in attic spaces. These were low cost ways of increasing useable space that work as well now as a century ago. With their numerous widows, porches, and wide eaves, inspired by homes built earlier in India, they are also quiet well adapted to Escondido's summer heat waves.

You might be looking into building new, smaller housing or refurbishing an existing Craftman home rather than chosing a McMansion. The Library has a good collection of books on the subject and we can help you find businesses that can supply you with architectural salvage such as Architectural Relics right here in Escondido.

Craftsman homes : architecture and furnishings of the American arts and crafts movement by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942. New York : Dover Publications, 1979.
Call #: 728.3 S
ISBN: 0486237915
Description: 205 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Craftsman bungalows : 59 homes from the Craftsman edited by Gustav Stickley. New York : Dover Publications, 1988.
Call #: 728.373 C
ISBN: 0486258297 (pbk.) :
Description: viii, 151 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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