Craftsman House Plans
- Uniquely American Style
- General "rustic" and natural feel. (E.g. shingles, cobblestones, etc)
- Low-pitched roof
- Front, side, or cross-gabled roof
- Wide, unenclosed eave overhang
- Exposed roof rafters
- Decorative beams or braces under gables
- Windows grouped
- Full or partial porches
- Porch roof supported with massive square or tapered columns
- Columns continue to ground level
- Typically with lots of wood detailing inside
- Popular Revival Style, especially in Southwest
- Also called Santa Fe Style
- Low-pitched or flat roof
- Pitched roof often with ceramic tiles (Spanish Colonial & Monterey)
- Flat roof usually with surrounding parapet (Santa Fe, Pueblo)
- Thick masonry walls (Revival styles often strawbale or standard construction)
- Recessed windows
- Simple doors and smaller windows
- Roof beams and cross-members often exposed inside
