Not to be confused with "Stickley style", an alternate term for the American Craftsman designs of Gustav Stickley.
The Stick style was a late-19th-century American architectural style, transitional between the Carpenter Gothic style of the mid-19th century, and the Queen Anne style that it had evolved into by the 1890s.[1] It is named after its use of linear "stickwork" (overlay board strips) on the outside walls to mimic an exposed half-timbered frame.[2][3]
The style sought to bring a translation of the balloon framing that had risen in popularity during the middle of the century, by alluding to it through plain trim boards, soffits, aprons, and other decorative features. Stick-style architecture is recognizable by the relatively plain layout, often accented with trusses on the gables or decorative shingles.
The stickwork decoration is not structurally significant, being just narrow planks or thin projections applied over the wall's clapboards. The planks intersect mostly at right angles, and sometimes diagonally as well,[4] resembling the half-timbering of medieval – especially Tudor – buildings.[5]
The style was commonly used in houses, train stations, life-saving stations, and other buildings from the era.
The Stick style did have several characteristics in common with the later Queen Anne style: interpenetrating roof planes with bold panelled brick chimneys, the wrap-around porch, spindle detailing, the "panelled" sectioning of blank wall, radiating spindle details at the gable peaks. Highly stylized and decorative versions of the Stick style are often referred to as Eastlake.
Stick–Eastlakeedit
Stick–Eastlake is a style term that uses details from the Eastlake movement, started by Charles Eastlake, of decorative arts on stick-style buildings. It is sometimes referred to as Victorian stick, a variation of stick and Eastlake styles. Stick–Eastlake enjoyed modest popularity in the late 19th century, but there are relatively few surviving examples of the style when compared to other more popular styles of Victorian architecture.
^McAlester, Virginia & Lee (1984). A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 254–261. ISBN0-394-73969-8.
^Perissinotti, Frank (2002). "Diagram of a Stick-Eastlake house". Visual Communications - History of Architecture.
^Shrock, Joel (2004). The Gilded Age. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 75. ISBN978-0-313-32204-4. small wooden boards [...] that were often horizontal, diagonal, and vertical. [...] These decorative cross timbers were also called stickwork.
^Lanier, Gabrielle M. (1997). Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic: Looking at Buildings and Landscapes. JHU Press. p. 158. ISBN978-0-8018-5325-8.
^Palmer, Allison Lee (2011-06-10). Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture. Scarecrow Press. p. 229. ISBN978-0-8108-7473-2. The stick-style home, popular from 1860 to 1890, was a wooden home with a gabled roof that featured diagonal wooden trusses in the gables much like the Tudor revival.
Foster, Gerald L., American houses: a field guide to the architecture of the home, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004. Cf. p. 387 and various.
External linksedit
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Not to be confused with Stickley style an alternate term for the American Craftsman designs of Gustav Stickley The Stick style was a late 19th century American architectural style transitional between the Carpenter Gothic style of the mid 19th century and the Queen Anne style that it had evolved into by the 1890s 1 It is named after its use of linear stickwork overlay board strips on the outside walls to mimic an exposed half timbered frame 2 3 The 1874 Chicamacomico Life Saving Station Rodanthe North Carolina Note the prominent trussing and visual use of vertical columns Contents 1 Characteristics 1 1 Stick Eastlake 2 Gallery 3 Examples 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksCharacteristics editThe style sought to bring a translation of the balloon framing that had risen in popularity during the middle of the century by alluding to it through plain trim boards soffits aprons and other decorative features Stick style architecture is recognizable by the relatively plain layout often accented with trusses on the gables or decorative shingles The stickwork decoration is not structurally significant being just narrow planks or thin projections applied over the wall s clapboards The planks intersect mostly at right angles and sometimes diagonally as well 4 resembling the half timbering of medieval especially Tudor buildings 5 The style was commonly used in houses train stations life saving stations and other buildings from the era The Stick style did have several characteristics in common with the later Queen Anne style interpenetrating roof planes with bold panelled brick chimneys the wrap around porch spindle detailing the panelled sectioning of blank wall radiating spindle details at the gable peaks Highly stylized and decorative versions of the Stick style are often referred to as Eastlake Stick Eastlake edit Stick Eastlake is a style term that uses details from the Eastlake movement started by Charles Eastlake of decorative arts on stick style buildings It is sometimes referred to as Victorian stick a variation of stick and Eastlake styles Stick Eastlake enjoyed modest popularity in the late 19th century but there are relatively few surviving examples of the style when compared to other more popular styles of Victorian architecture Gallery edit nbsp The Herman C Timm House in New Holstein Wisconsin has stickwork painted in a darker brown for contrast nbsp Saint Peter s By The Sea Episcopal Church Cape May Point New Jersey Stick Eastlake architecture nbsp The John N A Griswold House in Newport RI nbsp The Vollmer House in San Francisco CAExamples editChatham Train Station in Chatham Massachusetts Charles Dietle House in San Francisco California Delaware and Hudson Railroad Passenger Station Altamont Free Library in Altamont New York 6 John N A Griswold House in Newport Rhode Island Hinds House in Santa Cruz California Orfordville Depot in Orfordville Wisconsin Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May New Jersey John Reichert Farmhouse in Mequon Wisconsin Swampscott Railroad Depot in Swampscott Massachusetts Herman C Timm House in New Holstein Wisconsin Hereford Inlet lighthouse in North Wildwood New Jersey Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro in Los Angeles California Ladd Carriage House in Portland Oregon Howland Library Howland Cultural Center in Beacon New York William J Clark House in Branford Connecticut Vollmer House in San Francisco CaliforniaSee also editList of architectural stylesReferences edit McAlester Virginia amp Lee 1984 A Field Guide to American Houses Alfred A Knopf pp 254 261 ISBN 0 394 73969 8 Perissinotti Frank 2002 Diagram of a Stick Eastlake house Visual Communications History of Architecture Shrock Joel 2004 The Gilded Age Greenwood Publishing Group p 75 ISBN 978 0 313 32204 4 small wooden boards that were often horizontal diagonal and vertical These decorative cross timbers were also called stickwork Lanier Gabrielle M 1997 Everyday Architecture of the Mid Atlantic Looking at Buildings and Landscapes JHU Press p 158 ISBN 978 0 8018 5325 8 Palmer Allison Lee 2011 06 10 Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture Scarecrow Press p 229 ISBN 978 0 8108 7473 2 The stick style home popular from 1860 to 1890 was a wooden home with a gabled roof that featured diagonal wooden trusses in the gables much like the Tudor revival The Train Depot Village of Altamont websiteFurther reading editFoster Gerald L American houses a field guide to the architecture of the home Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2004 Cf p 387 and various External links edit nbsp Media related to Stick style architecture in the United States at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stick style amp oldid 1195269686 Stick Eastlake, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
