The Four Fireplaces – June 10, 2020

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...

Main Bath – April 25, 2020

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...

March 5th Kick-Off Event a Grand Success

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...