The American Craftsman style, or the American Arts and Crafts movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art movement it remained popular into the 1930s. However, in decorative arts and architectural design it has continued with numerous revivals and restoration projects through present times.
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Low-pitched roof lines, gabled or hipped roof, Deeply overhanging eaves, Exposed rafters or decorative brackets under eaves, Front porch beneath extension of main roof, Tapered, square columns supporting roof, 4-over-1 or 6-over-1 double-hung windows, Hand-crafted stone or woodwork, Mixed materials throughout structure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Craftsman)
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