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In 2002, Widdicomb went out of business; design and manufacturing rights for John Widdicomb Company were acquired by Gustav Stickley in August 2002. [3] Stickley continues to offer pieces under the John Widdicomb Collection.
One of eleven children of German émigrés Leopold and Barbara Schlager Stoeckel, Gustav Stickley was born Gustavus Stoeckel on March 9, 1858, in Osceola, Wisconsin.The eldest surviving son, Stickley experienced the rigors of life growing up on a small Midwestern farm, forgoing his formal education in 1870 to continue work in his father's field of stonemasonry and help support his struggling ...
The Gladstone Houses, in Shasta County, California near French Gulch, California, are two Craftsman style houses that were built in 1909. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]
Craftsman Farms is a historic house located in Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.It was founded by noted early 20th century designer Gustav Stickley as a farm and school for the Arts and Crafts movement. [1]
The American Craftsman style was a 20th century American offshoot of the British Arts and Crafts movement, [1] which began as early as the 1860s. [2]A successor of other 19th century movements, such as the Gothic Revival and the Aesthetic Movement, [2] the British Arts and Crafts movement was a reaction against the deteriorating quality of goods during the Industrial Revolution, and the ...
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]
Gustav Stickley. Dropfront Desk, ca. 1903. Brooklyn Museum. Mission furniture is a style of furniture that originated in the late 19th century. It traces its origins to a chair made by A.J. Forbes around 1894 for San Francisco's Swedenborgian Church.
The home was listed for sale on September 13, 2000, but delisted on March 13, 2001. [6] [10] The corporation known as 1261 Angelo Drive, LLC was created on June 3, 2002, a common tactic for high-profile individuals to anonymously purchase real estate. [11]