Stick Style Homes
The 19th Century
Features:
- Some have decorative shingles
- This style was used for houses, train stations, life-saving stations and more
- Closely related and similar to tudor houses and Queen Anne houses
- Interpenetrating roof planes
- Bold brick chimneys
- Wrap around porch of some sort
- Paneled walls, from the trusses
- Sometimes referred to as Eastlake style houses
- Steep or gabled roofs
- Over-hanging eaves
History:
- Part of the Victorian era of houses
- Took on the style of tudor houses (built similar and around the same time)
- A true stick style house was made by Emlen Physick in 1879
- Most stick houses are now coated in stucco or paneling, hiding the true feature of the trusses, making them more modern for our time
- The first stick style house was made by Gervase Wheeler in 1851
- In the 19th century, these houses average around $27,000
- Taking place after the civil war, it showed some of the most innovative concepts and building technologies