Gustav Stickley's America Tour

“Today the Craftsman Movement stands not only for simple, well made furniture, conceived in the spirit of true craftsmanship, designed for beauty as well as comfort, and built to last, it stands for a distinct type of American architecture, for well built, democratic homes, planned for and owned by the people who live in them […], and meets the needs of wholesome family life.”

-- The Craftsman, October 1913

In honor of the Semi-quincentennial of the United States of America, we invite you to tour the Log House at Craftsman Farms, the heart of Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman utopia. Largely restored to its 1910 - 1917 appearance, the Log House, which was designed to be Craftsman Farms’ clubhouse and became the Stickley family’s home, features many original furnishings and other rare and important objects from the museum’s collections.

Led by one of our volunteer docents, this guided tour takes visitors through the two main floors, offering an in-depth look at Stickley’s life, his work, and his belief in the power of well-designed, democratic homes to improve everyday life. Through the lens of the Arts and Crafts movement, the Gustav Stickley’s America tour invites visitors to consider how ideals of beauty, simplicity, and purposeful living offered a distinctly American path toward justice, happiness, and dignity in daily life.