Gustav Stickley must have loved this design, for he featured the drawing (and house, of course!) of No. 65 on the cover of The Craftsman twice, and on the cover of at least one of the additions of More Craftsman Homes.

The built version of this home has recently been found in Butte, Montana. While there are some small changes, it appears from the historical photos shown here that the home was constructed very close to Stickley’s concept. It can also be seen that the furniture and light fixtures chosen for the home were not from Stickley’s Craftsman Workshops, but a more eclectic blend of styles.

The old pictures indicate that while the beamed ceilings were not installed and the fireplace was not brick, the home had the woodwork as pictured, although a grass cloth wall covering might have been substituted for the tongue and grooved panel boards below the plate rail in the dining room. The bookcase next to the fireplace did exist, but has been removed.

Interestingly, the dining room chairs, table and sideboard appear to be the work of Buffalo, New York, arts and crafts designer Charles Rohlfs. Other furniture appears to be “mission oak,” but not by Gustav Stickley. The bench pictured was probably in the entrance foyer.

Photos, left to right from top: No. 65 as drawn in The Craftsman. A period photo of the home shortly after it was built. The first floor plan. The home as it looks today. The interior of the living room showing the entrance foyer and the rubblestone fireplace. The only drawing of the interior—the living room—as pictured in The Craftsman. The planned bookcase next to the fireplace has been removed—but it did exist as shown in the photo below.. The period photo of the living room looking past the fireplace on     

the near left shows the post and panel divider that separates the dining room. The tall-back built-in bench was probably in the foyer. Two photos of the dining room with its interesting furniture. A view of a bedroom on the first floor, note the brass bed and the sconces.