by Amy Perez | Aug 14, 2020 | Stickley Stories
Gustav Stickley referred to the dining room in the November 1905 edition of The Craftsman as “the center of hospitality and good cheer.” The dining room and Inglenook in the Columbus Avenue home have largely remained the same since the time of his...
by Amy Perez | Aug 13, 2020 | Stickley Stories
The home Stickley shared with his family on Columbus Avenue in Syracuse was not a Craftsman built home. It was a Queen Anne style tract home he purchased in 1900 designed by a local architect, Wellington Watt Taber. We do not have the original floor plans but we...
by Amy Perez | Aug 12, 2020 | Stickley Stories
During the time Gus and his family lived in the house (1901-1910) there was only one bathroom shared by the entire family. It consisted of a tub, toilet and sink. If you look at the image above from Samuel Howe’s 1902 article in The Craftsman, A Visit to the...
by Amy Perez | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
Last month Herb Stratford’s documentary Gustav Stickley” American Craftsman made its Syracuse Premier at our Capital Campaign Kick Off Event held at the Everson Museum of Art. While the event planning for the campaign has been temporarily suspended, we are...
by Amy Perez | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
On Thursday, March 5th over 175 people gathered at the Everson Museum of Art to Kick-Off the Capital Campaign for Phase II of the Gustav Stickley House. Guests enjoyed refreshments while learning about the restoration plans and viewing artist’s renditions of...
