Quick question - do you happen to know the name of the plan book that you pulled these out of? I know that you said "Early 1900's" (which I don't dispute at all!) but these show elements of both Victorian and Craftsman styles. Technically, it was called the "Craftsman Transitional" phase where homes were losing the ornate lines of Victorian and moving toward the simpler, more organic lines of Craftsman.
Just curious, because the designs above swing wildly between them - even in the same plan. I was just wondering what the publishing date of the book was...
George William Ashby of Illinois was a prolific architect designing homes, and commercial and public buildings, from banks to schools to city halls. Images from Radford American Homes 100 house plans which can be found on the internet archive. -Rj
WOW RJ! Absolutely spot on! Found a copy of it on the Internet Archive with a copyright date of 1903, so most definitely tracks! No wonder both styles were prevalent that early... I figured it had to be before 1915 with the transitions, but just wasn't sure how early.
My house was built in 1902 - but definitely swings more Folk Victorian than Craftsman, so this was a real education to see that much transition going on that early in the 20th.
It’s all in my intensely curious mind, I should have been a researcher. Perhaps I was one in ancient Egypt for the Pharaohs :) Probably keeps me from getting dementia. -Rj
They remind me of an old Victorian house we lived in back in the 1960’s in old-town Orange on Olive St. The house sat on a deep lot that faced Olive St and a backyard that faced Lemon St. The house had been built in the 1880’s by the landlady Mrs. Grey’s grandfather who had owned citrus and walnut groves. (that were bordered what is now Almond Ave on the north and south to Santiago creek, and stretched from Grand Ave to the East and the RR tracks to the West.) In the 1930’s they had built a flat onto the back part of the house’s roof attic, that’s where we lived a few times in the 1960’s while my grandmother went apartment hunting. In the early 1970’s the house was torn down and replaced by an apartment building after Mrs Grey had died with no survivors. The house was like a museum with water barrels at the end of each drain pipe on the corners of the house, a long kitchen with it’s original farmers sink equipped with a red hand pump and a robot like GE monitor top refrigerator. Mrs Grey also had her mother’s electric washing machine from 1910 that was a wooden trough with a steel liner with baffles that rocked back and forth on solenoid activated springs. Mrs Grey was a sweetheart, we were always welcome in her home. -Rj
Good morning, Rick! Happy belated Birthday!
ReplyDeleteQuick question - do you happen to know the name of the plan book that you pulled these out of? I know that you said "Early 1900's" (which I don't dispute at all!) but these show elements of both Victorian and Craftsman styles. Technically, it was called the "Craftsman Transitional" phase where homes were losing the ornate lines of Victorian and moving toward the simpler, more organic lines of Craftsman.
Just curious, because the designs above swing wildly between them - even in the same plan. I was just wondering what the publishing date of the book was...
Thanks!
RBS
RBrysco - Sorry, I don't remember where I captured these. However, Rj's comment below yours, gives info for a good lead. Good luck!
DeleteGeorge William Ashby of Illinois was a prolific architect designing homes, and commercial and public buildings, from banks to schools to city halls.
ReplyDeleteImages from Radford American Homes 100 house plans which can be found on the internet archive.
-Rj
Rj - Thank you for that info!
DeleteWOW RJ! Absolutely spot on! Found a copy of it on the Internet Archive with a copyright date of 1903, so most definitely tracks! No wonder both styles were prevalent that early... I figured it had to be before 1915 with the transitions, but just wasn't sure how early.
DeleteMy house was built in 1902 - but definitely swings more Folk Victorian than Craftsman, so this was a real education to see that much transition going on that early in the 20th.
Thanks again!
And thanks Rick! You have the most interesting users with a wide range of knowledge. Love it!
DeleteIt’s all in my intensely curious mind, I should have been a researcher. Perhaps I was one in ancient Egypt for the Pharaohs :)
DeleteProbably keeps me from getting dementia.
-Rj
RBrysco - I'm very fortunate.
DeleteRj - That's what I wanted to be, too.
They remind me of an old Victorian house we lived in back in the 1960’s in old-town Orange on Olive St. The house sat on a deep lot that faced Olive St and a backyard that faced Lemon St.
ReplyDeleteThe house had been built in the 1880’s by the landlady Mrs. Grey’s grandfather who had owned citrus and walnut groves. (that were bordered what is now Almond Ave on the north and south to Santiago creek, and stretched from Grand Ave to the East and the RR tracks to the West.) In the 1930’s they had built a flat onto the back part of the house’s roof attic, that’s where we lived a few times in the 1960’s while my grandmother went apartment hunting. In the early 1970’s the house was torn down and replaced by an apartment building after Mrs Grey had died with no survivors. The house was like a museum with water barrels at the end of each drain pipe on the corners of the house, a long kitchen with it’s original farmers sink equipped with a red hand pump and a robot like GE monitor top refrigerator. Mrs Grey also had her mother’s electric washing machine from 1910 that was a wooden trough with a steel liner with baffles that rocked back and forth on solenoid activated springs.
Mrs Grey was a sweetheart, we were always welcome in her home.
-Rj
Rj - Thank you for that wonderful story.
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