Friday, July 24, 2026 (continued)
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Stickley Log House (1908-1911, by Gustave Stickley) as
designed as a communal "clubhouse" for an intended farm school
for boys, but later modified into the Stickley family residence |
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A quick lunch and still had time to browse
the gift shop before a 13:00 guided tour;
table runner with Stickley Seedpods |
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Items in Arts and Crafts style, a movement of which
Stickley was a leader and prominent voice |
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| Fabrics for aprons |
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The guide opened the door to the "ice box"
which stretched across the back of the kitchen,
with the ice stored above |
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Purpose-built Stickley cupboards, and
an access area to the ice box |
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Chinaware with the Stickley logo "Als Ik Kan," an
old Flemish and Dutch phrase that translates to "as I can"
(derived from the old saying “as I can, not as I would”) |
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| Large coal-burning stove |
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Dining room: Stickley fashioned furniture base on the grain
of the wood, thus he preferred table runners as full
tablecloths wood hide the beauty of the table (KSS) |
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| Living room with wood-burning stone and tile hearth |
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Quotes were hammered into the fireplace
copper hoods: "By hammer and hand do
all things stand" reflects traditional
handicrafts and labor |
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Stickley Eastwood Chair featuring
exposed pinned mortise-and-tenon joints;
note the pyramidal pins on the armrests;
named for the location of the workshop
in Eastwood, NY, near Syracuse |
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Instead of a sofa, Stickley made a settle,
a traditional wooden bench with high back and arms (KSS) |
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The corner post of the settle shows that
four layers of wood were joined to
create a pattern of the grains (KSS) |
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A Stickley partners' table or library table (1902)
in the "recreation area"... |
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| ...along with an original Stickley piano (c 1909-1913) |
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Enclosed porch with poured concrete floor
and furniture made with willow rather than rattan (KSS) |
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| Deer family beyond the front lawn |
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| Butterfly joinery on a three-panel wooden screen (c 1913-1915) |
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Eastwood Chair (c 1901-1902)
with a reclining back (KSS) |
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| Stickley fireplace andirons are unusual with curved ends |
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| Library chair (c1901-1904) and table (c 1903-1904) |
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1914 Edison Amberola wax cylinder
phonograph player with wax cylinders packages |
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| Heading up the Stickley stairs |
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Girls' bedroom showing an original bed (c 1907-1911),
and illustrating that Stickley put windows in doors
leading to another room, and no window on closet doors |
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A replica bed showing decorations made with copper
and inlaid woods, although the guide said "turquoise" |
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| Main (and only) bathroom |
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Inlaid rocker (c 1903-1904) with pewter,
copper, and fruitwood inlay that reflects the sun |
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Chest of drawers (1902-1903) with
Stickley's style of deepening drawers
from top to bottom, which is also seen... |
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| ...in the sideboard (c 1911) next to the dining room |
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Stickley's office cabinet (1902) was made for
his office in Syracuse, NY; the cabinet was
loaned to the Stickley Museum for a special
exhibit and it was decided to extend the loan |
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| Stickley Log House from the opposite north side |
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| Four young deer |
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| South Cottage (1911) |
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North Cottage (1911) was where the Stickley family
stayed until the Log House was completed |
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Log House from east side; the Stickley family moved
in 1915 to Syracuse after filing for bankruptcy |
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White Cottage (c 1910) may have been to where Gustav
and his wife Eda first moved |
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| Horse barn (1912) |
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Dairy barn (1912, partially destroyed by fire in 1970s)
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| Yes, watch out for deer! |
