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Introduction | Starting Research
~ Bibliography ~
Core Readings | Additional Secondary Sources
Additional Pattern Books | Guidebooks | Reference Works
~ Images & Notes ~
Stick Style House Images and Notes
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Introduction

This web site was created to act as a guide to the Stick Style, an important but relatively rare style in American Victorian architecture dating from 1860-1890. Elements of the style began to appear on buildings in the 1850s and early 1860s but most construction in this style occurred in the 1870s particularly after the national economy recovered from the financial panic of 1873. Architectural pattern books were the source for many houses in this style but all practicing architects of the day designed and built houses in the Stick Style including big name designers such as H.H. Richardson and Richard Morris Hunt.

The “stick” style was a term coined by Vincent Scully in his architectural writings in the 1950s. Although some of his tenets for the origin of the style are disputed by other scholars, the term is universally accepted. His work is the starting place for research on this subject. In their time, these homes were called “modern” with gothic, Swiss, English cottage or any number of other terms used to describe the design inspiration. The research literature reveals a wide range of influences including the American and English Gothic Revival, the English half-timbered cottage, Swiss chalets, German and French manor houses and even Russian dachas. The pattern books of Downing, Bullock, Holley, Gardner, the Pallisers and many others were the conveyors of these styles

Stick Style buildings are noted for a number of unique features all united by the use of “sticks,” flat board banding and other applied ornamentation in geometric patterns that adorn the exterior clapboard wall surface. Similar to their European counterparts, many have asymmetrical floor plans with steeply pitched slate roofs topped by iron cresting. (See the Samuel H. Cook House, New Bedford, MA). Porch posts, brackets and other support beams are square with chamfered edges. Although the Stick Style can be considered a celebration of wood frame construction, there are many brick homes that legitimately fall into the classification. The Mark Twain House in Hartford, constructed of brick, is considered an exemplar of the style. The wood portion of the Twain house consists of an exuberant variety of chamfered supports and other ornamental stick-work.

Starting Research

The Stick Style of architecture presents interesting challenges for the researcher. The style falls between the romantic and picturesque revival styles of the ante-bellum period and the era of Richardson, Sullivan and Wright, architects who would establish a reputation for American architecture. Scully and Landau have done the most focused research. Initial consultation of their work is essential. Also essential are the pattern books. The UMass Dartmouth Library has two sources of pattern books from the nineteenth century. It has a selected collection in print as well as a near complete collection in American Architectural Books on Microfilm based on the work of Henry Russell Hitchcock. This is primary source material. Also, one should refer to the biographies of architects that designed in the style such as Hunt and Furness.

Bibliography

Core Readings

American Architect and Building News. Microfilm ed. 1-94 vols. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1876-1908.v. 1-94, 1876-1908. APS III: REELS 600-627 Microfilm Collection - 3rd fl.
This was one of the most important architectural journals of the day. There were many attempts to publish a magazine specifically for the architectural profession before AABN, but all were short-lived. The AABN was continually published until 1938 when it was absorbed by the Architectural Record. (See the article by Woods in the Reference Works section of this bibliography for more information on this and other early architectural journals)

Atwood, Daniel Topping. Atwood's Modern American Homesteads: Illustrated by Forty-Six Plates. New York: A.J. Bicknell & Co., 1876.
Reel 4, # 40 American Architectural Books on Microfilm
The designs illustrated in the pattern books in this section of the bibliography are predominately in the Stick Style.

Baker, Paul R. Richard Morris Hunt. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1980.
UMD NA737.H86 B34
This is an important monograph on Hunt.

Bicknell, Amos Jackson. Bicknell's Cottage & Villa Architecture, Containing, Sixty-Six Plates of Wooden and Brick Buildings with Details. New York: A.J. Bicknell & Co., 1878.
Reel 10, #151 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Bock, Gordon. "The Stick Style." Old House Journal May/June 2003:84-91

Bullock, John. The American Cottage Builder: A Series of Designs, Plans, and Specifications from $200 to $20,000. New York: Stringer and Townsend, 1854.
Reel 15, #235 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Included in this book is a very attractive and early design of a "Swiss style" house by Leopold Eidlitz (1828-1908.) Eidlitz was a well-known architect in his day, but very few of his buildings are still standing.

Chase, David. "Stick Style." The Dictionary of Art. Ed. Jane Turner. Vol. 29. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Art, 1996. 653-54.
UMD Ref N31.D5 1996

Downing, Antoinette Forrester. The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915. 2 vols. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952.
UMD NA735.N54 D6 1952
This work, co-authored with Scully, is a very important resource on the Stick Style. By the early 1870s, Newport was firmly established as a summer retreat of the wealthy and lavish Stick Style homes were designed and constructed for them by Richard Morris Hunt, Peabody and Stearns and others. This title has reproduced a wealth of period photographs of these houses.

Downing, Andrew Jackson. The Architecture of Country Houses. Reprint of the 1850 ed. New York: Da Capo, 1968.
UMD NA7561.D75 1968
Downing is a very important figure in the discussion of architecture and landscaping during the era of the American Gothic Revival. In his short life, he was a prolific writer and has been much studied although only a sampling of literature on him is listed here.

Examples of Architecture: Cottages, and Interiors by Various Architects: Selected Form the Sketch Book. Boston, 1880.
Reel 32, #432 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Impressive collection of designs, each signed by the architect.

Gardner, Eugene Clarence. Homes and How to Make Them. Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1874.
Reel 36, #491 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Not a pattern book but a construction and design guide of houses in the Stick Style.

Hobbs, Isaac H. Hobb's Architecture: Containing Designs and Ground Floor Plans for Villas, Cottages and Other Edifices, Both Suburban and Rural. 2nd ed. rev. and enl. ed. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1876.
Reel 44, #596 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Holden, Wheaton A. "Robert Swain Peabody of Peabody and Stearns in Boston: The Early Years (1870-1886)." Doctor of Philosophy. Boston University, 1969.
UMD NA737.P43 H65 1969

Lakey, Charles D. Lakey's Village and Country Houses, or Cheap Homes for All Classes. New York: American Builder Publisher Co., 1875.
Reel #51 #701 American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Landau, Sarah Bradford. "Mark Twain's House in Connecticut." The Architectural Review 169.1009 (1981): 162-66.

---. "Richard Morris Hunt, the Continental Picturesque, and the "Stick Style"." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 42.3 (1983): 272-89.

Lewis, Michael J. Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind. New York: Norton, 2001.
UMD NA737.F84 L49 2001
Furness is an important figure in the study of the Stick Style. Trained by Hunt and an employer of Sullivan for a while, he designed many homes and railroad stations in the Stick Style. This and the other titles on this man are essential resources.

Loring, Sanford E., and William Le Baron Jenney. Principles and Practices of Architecture: Comprising Forty Six Folio Plates of Plans, Elevations and Details of Churches, Dwellings, Stores Constructed by the Authors. Chicago: Cobb, Pritchard, and Co., 1869.
Reel #54 #740 American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Contains plans for only one Stick Style house but includes a detailed description including: "...in the picturesque Swiss style...modeled after the Chalet erected in the Park of the Paris Exhibition of 1867." The drawn elevation looks more like the Barnaby or Foster Houses than what we today would consider a "chalet.”

O'Gorman, James F. The Architecture of Frank Furness. [Philadelphia]: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973.
UMD NA737.F84 A4 1973

Palliser, Palliser & Co. Palliser's Model Homes, Showing a Variety of Designs for Modern Dwellings. 10th Thousand ed. Bridgeport, CT: Palliser & Co., 1878.
Reel#68 #917 American Architectural Books on Microfilm
The entire catalog is Stick Style designs.

Reiff, Daniel D. Houses from Books: Treatises, Pattern Books, and Catalogs in American Architecture, 1738-1950 : A History and Guide. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000. NA7205.R435 2000
This book has an excellent chapter on the Stick Style.

Scully, Vincent Joseph. "Romantic Rationalism and the Expression of Structure in Wood: Downing, Wheeler, Gardner, and the "Stick Style," 1840-1876." Art Bulletin 35 (1953): 121-42.

---. The Shingle Style and the Stick Style. Rev. ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1971.
UMD NA7207.S38 1971
This title combines Scully's two works on the Stick Style, his monograph of 1955 and the article in the Art Bulletin in 1953.

---. The Shingle Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Richardson to the Origins of Wright. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955.
UMD NA7207.S38

Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884. City Homes, Country Houses, and Church Architecture. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Helfinger, 1871.
Reel #88 #1190 American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Samuel Sloan was a Philadelphia architect with a national reputation. His best-known works were produced prior to the Civil War. This is a book version of his journal "The Architectural Review and American Builders Journal" published from 1868-1870. Beginning in January, 1869, (page 435+ in the book) the Journal began describing buildings which are now considered Stick Style. In particular, a school building is shown in the "...characteristics of the Swiss". See the writer's note following the description of the School. Later, there is a great design for a "Summer House" or gazebo as well as other homes and cottages.

Smeins, Linda E. Building an American Identity: Pattern Book Homes and Communities,1870-1900. Walnut Creek, Ca: Altamira Press,1999.
NA7571.S54 1999
A fine work on pattern book houses that contains an excellent bibliography.

Thomas, George E. Frank Furness : The Complete Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
UMD NA737.F84 A4 1991

Wheeler, Gervase. Homes for the People in Suburb and Country: The Villa, the Mansion, and the Cottage, Adapted to the American Climate and Wants. 6th ed. New York: Charles Scribner, 1868.
Reel #106 #1371 American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Wheeler's designs are considered as important predecessors of the Stick Style.

Wheeler, Gervase. Rural Homes; or Sketches of Houses Suited to American Country Life with Original Plans, Designs, Etc. Revised ed. New York: Geo. E. Woodward, 1867.
UMD NA7561.W55 1868

Wilson, Richard Guy. "American Architecture and the Search for a Naational Style in the 1870s." Nineteenth Century Autumn 1977:74-80.

Woolett, William M. Villas and Cottages, or Homes for All. Plans Elevations and Views of Twelve Villas and Ten Cottages... New York: A.J. Bicknell, 1876.
Reel 111, #1444 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
All of the designs are in the Stick Style.

Additional Secondary Sources

Adams, Richard P. "Architecture and the Romantic Tradition: Coleridge to Wright." American Quarterly 9.1 (1957): 46-62.
This article has interesting comments on Frank Furness.

Alex, William. Calvert Vaux, Architect & Planner. New York: Ink, Inc., 1994.
UMD NA737.V39 A44 1994
Vaux, collaborated with Olmsted in designing New York’s Central Park and designed buildings in many styles including the Stick Style.

Andrews, Wayne. Architecture in New England: A Photographic History. Brattleboro,VT: The Stephen Greene Press,1973 .
NA715.A83 1973
A Number of Stick Style buildings are featured in this volume includeing the now destroyed Henry Marquand House in Newport, RI by Richard Morris Hunt.

Bell, William E. Carpentry Made Easy, or, the Science and Art of Framing, on a New and Improved System : With Specific Instructions for Building Balloon Frames... Philadelphia: Howard Challen, 1857.
UMD Archives TH5605.B42 1857
This book introduced to the building trades wood wall framing using 2X4 studs 16 inches on center or the "balloon frame." Stick Style houses are constructed using this "modern" technique. See also the articles by Jensen, Rickert and Sprague.

Berg, Walter Gilman, 1858-1908. Buildings and Structures of American Railroads. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1893.
Reel 10, #145 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Depicts many structures in the Stick Style and identifies the architects

Cigliano, Jan. Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1991.
UMD F499.C675 E844 1991
This book is heavily illustrated with period photographs of Victorian buildings. Of the hundreds of magnificent Victorian homes on this famous street, there are only a handful that remain.

Cigliano, Jan. The Grand American Avenue, 1850-1920. San Francisco: Pomegranate Books, 1994.
UMD E159.G69 1994
A wonderful, but ultimately sad book on Victorian architecture. Nearly all of the magnificent homes pictured have been demolished. There are a few Stick Style homes illustrated.

Clark, Clifford E., Jr. The American Family Home, 1800-1960.

Clarke, Wendy Mitman. "Rescue Me: When a Life-Saving Station on Maine's Coast Found Itself in Peril, a Connecticut Family Decided to Save It." Preservation 57 (November/December 2005): 58-59.
The original 1874 type life-saving station is extant and in restored condition as well as the later shingle version.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press,, 1986.
UMD NA7205.C58 1986
Part social history, part architectural history, this book analyzes the central place the "home" has in American cultural life..

Cook, Clarence. The House Beautiful : Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks. Previously published: New York : Scribner, Armstrong, 1878. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: North River Press, 1980.
UMD NK2115.C8 1980z

Dahl, Curtis. "Architect for a Growing Worcester : Stephen C. Earle (1839-1913)." Worcester Art Museum Journal 6 (1982-1983): 2-17.

Daniels, Rebecca. Ruskin & Architecture. Reading, U.K.: Spire Books Ltd in association with the Victorian Society, 2003.
UMD NA2500.R87 2003

Darnall, Margaretta Jean. "Innovations in American Prefabricated Housing: 1860-1890." The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 31 (March 1972): 51-55.
Discusses the use of the Stick Style and the balloon frame in the early prefabrication of homes.

Doucet, Michael J. "Material Culture and the North American House: The Era of the Common Man, 1870-1920." The Journal of American History, Vol. 72 72.3 (1985): 560-87.
The emphasis of this article is a detailed analysis of construction techniques including the cost of materials and labor for residential construction during this 50 year period. It shows how these manufacturing factors influenced architectural development.

Early, James. Romanticism and American Architecture. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1965.
UMD NA710.E2
This brief volume is often cited by authors as recommended reading on the origins of the gothic revival and related styles.

Eastlake, Charles Locke, 1836-1906. Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and Other Details. Originally published: Hints on household taste in furniture, upholstery, and other details. 4th ed. London : Longmans, Green, 1878. New York: Dover, 1986.
UMD NK1968.E3 1986

Eastlake, Charles Locke, 1836-1906. A History of the Gothic Revival. Facsimile reprint of 1st ed., London, Longmans, 1872. New York: Humanities Press, 1970.
NA988.E17 1872a
Charles Locke Eastlake was an English scholar and tastemaker whose books were extremely influential here and abroad during this mid century time period. Buildings with Eastlake-inspired features are sometimes referred to as Stick/Eastlake (The National Register of Historic Places uses the term “Stick/Eastlake” for all houses in the Stick Style). Eastlake features are usually identified as pierced and incised carving of rectilinear and geometric decorative elements and a medieval appearance in overall form. (See the George Eddy, Jr House, New Bedford, MA)

Eidlitz, Leopold. The Nature and Function of Art, More Especially Architecture. New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1881.
Reel 30, #414 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Erdmann, Biruta. "Leopold Eidlitz's Architectural Theories and American Transcendentalism." Doctor of Philosophy. University of Wisconsin, 1977.
UMD NA2500.E73 1997a
Eidlitz (1823-1908) was an important architect throughout the Victorian age. Most of his work is in the High Victorian Gothic but he also designed beautiful chalets as well as other homes in the Stick Style. He is often referred to but his life rarely studied. This dissertation is an in-depth analysis of his architectural writings.

Follet-Thompson, Jean Ames. "The Business of Architecture: William Gibbons Preston and Architectural Professionalism in Boston During the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century." Doctor of Philosophy. Boston University, 1986.
UMD NA737.P683 F6 1986 2 vols
Almost unknown today, Preston was a very prolific Boston architect.

Gardner, Eugene Clarence. Illustrated Homes: A Series of Papers Describing Real Houses and Real People. Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1875.
Reel 37, #497 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Garrigan, Kristine Ottesen. Ruskin on Architecture: His Thought and Influence. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1873.
UMD NA610.G37

Garvin, James, L. "Mail-Order House Plans and American Victorian Architecture." Winterthur Portfolio 16.4 (1981): 309-34.

Gebhard, David. 200 Years of American Architectural Drawing. New York: Whitney Library of Design for the Architectural League of New York and the American Federation of Arts, 1977.
UMD NA2706.U6 G42
This volume contains the architects drawings of the Hamilton Hoppin House by Richard Upjohn and the Stick Style William S. Appleton House by Peabody and Stearns.

Gelernter, Mark. A History of American Architecture : Buildings in Their Cultural and Technological Context. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1999.
UMD NA705.G35 1999
As indicated by the title, this book places the development of American architecture in context. The chapter that includes reference to the Stick Style provides a clear and concise introduction to the topic.

Germann, Georg. Gothic Revival in Europe and Britain : Sources, Influences and Ideas. Cambridge , MA : MIT Press, 1972.

Gifford, Don. The Literature of Architecture:The Evolution of Architectural Theory and Practice in Nineteenth-Century America. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1966.
An anthology of 19th century writing which includes important excerpts by Leopold Eidlitz and Horatio Greenough among others. For those interested in a more detailed look into the factors influencing the development of Victorian architectural styles including the Stick Style this collection is informative.

Gillon, Edmund Vincent. Victorian Houses: A Treasury of Lesser-Known Examples. New York : Dover, 1973.
NA710.G58
The Stick Style and its relatives are well represented in this book.

Goody, Marvin E. and Robert P. Walsh. Boston Society of Architects: The First Hundred Years, 1867-1967. Boston: Boston Society of Architects, 1967.

“A Great American Architect: Leopold Eidlitz." American Architecture and Other Writings by Montgomery Schuyler. Ed. William H. Jordy. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1961. 136-187.
UMD NA710.S42
Schuyler (1843-1914) was a well-known architectural critic. He was personally acquainted with many of the architects of his day. In addition to his appreciation of Eidlitz, he was one of the first critics to recognize the genius of Wright.

Graffam, Olive Blair. "They Are Very Handy:" Kitchen Furnishings, 1875-1920." The American Home: Material Culture, Domestic Space, and Family Life. Ed. Eleanor Thompson. Winterthur, DE : Winterthur Museum, 1998. 217-40.
NA8480.A63 1998
Includes floor plans of Victorian kitchens.

Graybill, Samuel Huiet. "Bruce Price, American Architect, 1845-1903." Doctor of Philosophy. Yale University, 1957.
UMD NA737.P68 G73 1957 2 vols

Greenough, Horatio. Form and Function: Remarks on Art, Design, and Architecture. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1962.
UMD NB237.G84 1962
Greenough, a sculptor, wrote this very influential design treatise in the 1850s.

Guter, Robert T. and Janet W. Foster. Building by the Book: Pattern Book Architecture in New Jersey. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1992.
This book is an informative case study on the actual building of pattern book houses. It is not strong on the Stick Style. It includes a good review of the work of Gervase Wheeler (see The Willows), a designer who is an important link between early and late Gothic Revival styles.

Hammett, Ralph W. Architecture in the United States: A Survey of Architectural Styes since 1776. New York : John Wiley & Sons , 1976.
Brief coverage of the Stick Style but does include a photograph of the Michigan State Building at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

Handlin, David P.The American Home: Architecture andSociety, 1815-1915. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1979.

Hardin, Evamaria. Archimedes Russell, Upstate Architect. Syracuse: SyracuseUniversity Press, 1980.
NA737.R87 A4 1980

Harmon, Robert B. The Stick Style in American Architecture: A Brief Style Guide. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1983.

Harrison, Peter Joel. Garden Houses and Privies : Authentic Details for Design and Restoration. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
NA8301.H37 2002
This book includes a number of Stick Style examples.

Hennessey, William J. "The Architectural Works of Henry Van Brunt." Doctor of Philosophy. Columbia University, 1979.
NA737.V32 H46 1979a

Hersey, George L. High Victorian Gothic: A Study in Associationism. Baltimore: JohnsHopkinsUniversity Press, 1972.
NA610.H47

Hersey, George L. "Godey's Choice." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 18.3 (1959): 104-11.
"Godey's Lady's Book" was a very popular and widely distributed style magazine published from 1846-1892. Throughout its life, it published hundreds of house designs. This article surveys that history. http://links.jstor.org/

Hilton, Timothy. John Ruskin. 2 vols. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985, 2000.
UMD PR5263. H5
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most influential critic of aesthetics during the Victorian age. The Englishman’s writings were widely distributed in America. Editions of his writings are widely available in academic libraries including the UMass Dartmouth Library.

Hitchcock, Henry Russell. Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1968.
UMD NA645.H55 1968

Holden, Wheaton A. " The Peabody Touch: Peabody and Stearns of Boston, 1870-1917." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 32.2 (1973): 114-32.
This successful and prolific firm designed a number of Stick Style mansions. Peabody was born, but not raised, in New Bedford.

Howard, James Murray. "Richard Morris Hunt: The Development of His Stylistic Attitudes." Doctor of Philosophy in Art History. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982.
UMD NA737.H878 H69 1982b
A dissertation that examines the sources of Hunt's designs including his work in the Stick Style. Unfortunately, the illustrations accompanying the original work are omitted.

Hull, Judith S. "The "School of Upjohn": Richard Upjohn's Office." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 52.3 (1993): 281-306.
A number of important architects spent time in Upjohn's office including Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Potter and Henry Isaacs.

Ierley, Merritt. Open House: A Guided Tour of the American Home, 1637-Present. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 1999.
NA7205.I35 1999
Not a book about architecture but one that addresses the evolution of the home as living space, including and techological advancements. It has two substantive chapters on houses from the 1870s.

Jackson, John Brinckerhoff. American Space: The Centennial Years: 1865-1876. New York: Norton, 1972.
With a panoramic view, the author reviews the enormous the changes taking place in the built and natural environment during this important decade of Victorian America. Not a book of architecture. However, this book is often cited by authors of architectural history as important foundation material.

Jennings, Jan.Cheap and Tasteful Dwellings: Design Competitions and the Convenient Interior, 1879-1909 Knoxville,TN : University of Tennessee Press,2005.
NA2340.J46 2005.
This book contains a number of illustrations for buildings in the Stick Style. See also the entry for the John Wood House in Sea Cliff NY for additional information.

Jensen, Robert. "Board and Batten Siding and the Balloon Frame: Their Incompatibility in the Nineteenth Century." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 30 (1971): 40-50.

Jordy, William H. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825 -1945. Providence: Bell Gallery, List Art Center, Brown University, 1982.
UMD NA2706.U6 J67 1982
This book includes biographical information on the architects who designed Stick Style buildings in Providence and Newport.

Kaufman, Edward N. "Architectural Representation in Victorian England." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 46.1 (1987): 30-38.

Kennion, John W. The Architect's and Builder's Guide. An Elaborate Description of All Public, Commercial, Philanthropic, Literary and Ecclesiastical Buildings Already Constructed, and About to Be Erected Next Spring in New York and Its Environs, with Their Cost Respectively, and the Names of the Architects and Builders. New York: Fitzpatrick & Hunter, 1868.
Reel #49 #673 American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Koenigsberg, Lisa. Renderings from Worcester's Past : Nineteenth-Century Architectural Drawings from the American Antiquarian Society. Worcester [MA]: American Antiquarian Society, 1987.
UMD NA2706.U6 K6 1987
This catalog has an excellent drawing of the Stick Style Charles H. Davis House by Stephen C. Earle.

Kowsky, Francis R. Country, Park and City: The Architecture of Calvert Vaux. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
UMD NA737.V4 K68 1998
A photo of the Worthington Whittredge House, an excellent Stick Style house by Vaux is reproduced in this book.

Kowsky, Francis R. The Architecture of Frederick Clarke Withers and the Progress of the Gothic Revival in America after 1850. Middletown, CT: WesleyanUniversity Press, 1980.
NA737.W57 K68

Kramer, Ellen W. "The Domestic Architecture of Detlef Lienau." Doctor of Philosophy. New YorkUniversity, 1957.
UMD NA737.L546 K736 1957

Landau, Sarah Bradford. Edward T. And William A. Potter: American Victorian Architects. New York: Garland, 1979.
The Potter brothers designed a number of buildings in the Stick Style, some of which are illustrated in this book. Edward T. Potter trained with Richard Upjohn.

Limerick, Jeffrey W., Nancy Ferguson, and Richard Oliver.America's Grand Resort ;Hotels.New York : Pantheon, 1979.
Of particular interest is the entry on the Stick Style Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, CA, 1880 by Arthur Brown, Sr.

Limerick, Jeffrey W. ;The Grand Resort Hotels of America.; Perspecta 15 (1975): 87-108.
This article is good survey of the subject with a number of examples in the Stick Style.

Lovell, Stephen. Summerfolk : A History of the Dacha, 1710-2000. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003.
UMD DK32.L79 2003
Many Russian dachas (summer or country homes) of the 1870's were built in the Stick Style. They were often derived from pattern books.

Maass, John. The Gingerbread Age; a View of Victorian America. New York: Bramhall House, 1957.
UMD NA710.M3 1957a

"Mark Twain House, HartfordConnecticut: Stick Style." Great American Housesand Their Architectural Styles. Eds. Lee McAlester and Virginia McAlester. New York: Abbeville, Press, 1994.
UMD NA7205.M36 1994

Marsh, Margaret. "From Separation to Togetherness: The Social Construction of Domestic Space in American Suburbs, 1840-1915." The Journal of American History 76.2 (1989): 506-27.
This article is a very informative combination on the social and architectural history of Victorian domestic life. It specifically highlights issues of house design and suburban development during the time when the Stick Style was popular.

Matheson, Susan B. Modern Gothic: The Revival of Medieval Art. New Haven, CT: YaleUniversityArtGallery, 2000.
NA610.M38 2000

McArdle, Alma deC. Carpenter Gothic : Nineteenth-Century Ornamented Houses of New England. New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1978.
UMD NA7210.M3 1978

McClaugherty, Martha Crabill. "Household Art: Creating the Artistic Home,1868-1893." Winterthur Portfolio 18.1(1983): 1-26.
This article is a rich source information on the interior decoration of Stick Style homes.

Meeks, Carroll L. V. "Creative Eclecticism." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 12.4 (1953): 15-18.
Eclecticism is a word that frequently appears in discussions of Victorian design of the post civil war period.

Meeks, Carroll L. V. The Railroad Station: An Architectural History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1956.
UMD NA6310.M4

Meister, Maureen. "Rangeley: A Romantic Residential Park in Winchester, Massachusetts." The Magazine Antiques 152.2 (1997): 188-97.
The Rangeley development represents a unique case study of life in the Victorian age. It began when the Stick and related styles were in vogue. (Three brick gothics with stickwork are extant on the site). This scholarly article is a concise but informative analysis of this planned community.

Michels, Eileen. "Late Nineteenth-Century Published American Perspective Drawing." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 31.4 (1972): 291-308.
This article contains a drawing of the Stick Style Pratt House in Forest Hills, MA by Cummings and Sears.

Mobley, Joe A. Ship Ashore!: The U.S. Lifesavers of Coastal North Carolina. Raleigh,NC: Division of Archives and History, N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1994.
This book contains many of period photographs of early Stick Style Life-Saving stations.

Moss, Roger W. Paint in America : The Colors of Historic Buildings. Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1994.
UMD TP934.P317 1994

Moss, Roger W. Victorian Exterior Decoration : How to Paint Your Nineteenth-Century American House Historically. New York: H. Holt, 1987.
NA3503.7.M68 1987
This book has scholarly as well as popular appeal. See also the Newton article below.

Moss, George H., and Karen L. Schnitzspahn.Victorian Summer at the Grand Hotels of Long Branch, New Jersey. Sea Bright,New Jersey: Ploughshare Press, 2000.
Contains an architect's drawing of the Stick Style "Iauch's Hotel" by Detlef Lienau

"Mark Twain House, HartfordConnecticut: Stick Style." Great American Housesand Their Architectural Styles. Eds. Lee McAlester and Virginia McAlester. New York: Abbeville, Press, 1994.
UMD NA7205.M36 1994

Mumford, Lewis. The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895. 2nd rev. ed. New York: Dover Publications, 1955.
N6510.M8 1955
Originally published in 1931, this book was one of the first sympathetic reevaluations of Victorian architecture.

Muthesias, Stefan. The High Victorian Movement in Architecture, 1850-1870. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul,1972.
NA967.M83
This title is limited to British sources and therefore there is no reference to the Stick Style. However, it provides for students a clear explication of the evolution of the High Victorian Gothic.

Naversen, Kenneth. East Coast Victorians: Castles and Cottages. Wilsonville, OR: Beautiful America Pub. Co., 1990.

Nevins, Deborah. The Architect's Eye: American Architectural Drawings from 1799-1978. New York: Pantheon, 1979.
The one building in the Stick Style is a house by Henry Austin

Newton, Roger Hale. "On the Tradition of Polychromy and Paint of the American Dwelling from Colonial to Present Times." Journal of the American Society of Architectural Historians 3.3 (1943): 21-25, 43.

The Next Station Will Be:- An Album of photographs of Railroad Depots in 1910. Livingston, NJ: Railroadians of America, 1973-1994.
This brief book contains a valuable collection of old photographs. Many of the depots reproduced are in the Stick Style.

Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl. H.H. Richardson, Complete Architectural Works. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1982.
UMD NA737.R5 A4 1982
This book contains a picture of “Arrochar,” Richardson’s Staten Island house in much altered condition.

Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl. "H. H. Richardson's Frank William Andrews House." The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 43 (March 1984): 20-32.
"...Andrews House has been identified as pivotal in the transition from the stick style to the shingle style as described by Scully." Excerpt from the opening paragraph of the article.

Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl. Distant Corner : Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H.H. Richardson. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2003.
UMD NA735.S45 O27 2003
The introductory chapters of this book are an excellent introduction to Victorian architecture of the post-Civil War period. Although the authors do not acknowledge the Stick Style by name, they refer to many of the influences of the style in a very clear and concise way.

O'Gorman, James F. Living Architecture: A Biography of H.H. Richardson. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
UMD NA737.R5 O38 1997
This book contains a period picture of “Arrochar,” Richardson’s Staten Island Stick Style home.

O'Gorman, James F. On the Boards : Drawings by Nineteenth-Century Boston Architects. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989.
UMD NA2706.U6 O36 1989
Only one Stick Style building is depicted in this collection. However, there is valuable biographical information on a number of obscure Victorian architects.

Omoto, Sadayoshi. "The Queen Anne Style and Architectural Criticism." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 23.1 (1964): 29-37.
This article contains information relevant to the Stick Style. "Queen Anne" was a term used during the Victorian era. However, many style terms, such as "Stick Style" are modern inventions and continue to be the subject of academic debate. In fact, two issues after this article appeared, a letter to the editor disputed the terminology used to describe the buildings pictured in this article, stating that they should be called "Eastlake."

O'Neal, William B. "Pattern Books in American Architecture, 1730-1930." Building by the Book. Ed. Mario di Valmarana. Vol. 1. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1984. 47-74.
UMD NA730.V8 B84 1984

Orlowski, Mark B. "Frank Furness: Architecture and the Heroic Ideal." Doctor of Architecture. University of Michigan, 1986.
UMD NA737.F85 O741 1986a 2 Vols
This dissertation directly addresses the Stick Style in Furness' work.

Peabody, Robert Swain, 1845-1917. Notebook Sketches. Boston: James R. Osgood & Company, [1873].
Reel #69 #928 American Architectural Books on Microfilm
Peabody (Peabody and Stearns) loved to sketch. The inspiration for future designs in the Stick Style are evident in some of the sketches made during a trip to Europe.

Peterson, Fred W. "VernacularBuilding and Victorian Architecture: Midwestern American Farm Homes." Common Places: Readings in American Vernacular Architecture. Ed. Dell Upton. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1986. 433-46.
NA705.C58 1986

Reiff, Daniel D. "Viollet-Le-Duc and American 19th Century Architecture." Journal of Architectural Education 42 (Autumn 1988): 32-47.
Viollet-Le-Duc had a strong influence on American architects, particularly during the 1870s and early 1880s when his works were published in here. He is often cited as a source for architects designing in the Stick Style.

Rickert, John E. "House Facades of the Northeastern United States; a Tool of Geographic Analysis." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 57.2 (1967): 211-38.
This article is a general survey of construction techniques for American residential architecture. It contains a clear summation of the balloon frame.

Riggins, Linda Nele. "Sisters of Light: Two Stick-Style
Lighthouses on Opposite Ends of the Country Illuminate Victorian Navigational History." Victorian Homes February 2002: 58-63.

Rossiter, Ehrick Kensett, 1854-1941 and Wright, Frank Ayers, 1855-1949. Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses : Comstock's Modern House Painting, 1883. Originally published: Modern house painting. New York : William T. Comstock, 1883. Mineola, NY : Dover, 2001.
UMD TT320.R83 2001.
Rossiter and Wright were partners in architecture at this time. This work is an important reprint documenting the color palette of Victorian houses. See also the works by Moss and Newton on this subject.

Roth, Leland M. American Architecture: A History. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001.
UMD NA705.R669 2001
This recent publication is an excellent general history and introduction to the subject and includes an extensive bibliography.

Rowe, Colin and John Hejduk. "Lockhart, Texas." Architectural Record 121.3 (1957): 201-06. Using the example of one Texas town, the authors reflect on the importance of Victorian architecture.

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. The Seven Lamps of Architecture. Previously published: Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent : G. Allen. 1880. New York: Dover Publications, 1989.
NA2550.R75 1989
Originally published in 1849, this is Ruskin's first book of architectural criticism. This and the book below laid the foundation for the High Victorian or Ruskinian Gothic style of architecture.

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. The Stones of Venice. Abridged ed. Mount Kisco, NY: Moyer Bell: Distributed by Constortium, 1989, 1989.
NA1121.V4 R7 1989
A user-friendly edition of this seminal work.

Schmidt, Carl F., and Philip Parr. More About Octagons. s.l.: s.n., [1978].

Schuyler, David. Apostle of Taste: Andrew Jackson Downing, 1815-1852. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
UMD SB470.D68 S38 1996

Schuyler, Montgomery, 1843-1914. "The Heritage of the Victorian Gothic." American Architecture and Other Writings. Ed. William H. Jordy. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1961. 121-87. UMD NA710.S42

Scully, Vincent Joseph. American Architecture and Urbanism. London: Thames & Hudson, 1969.
UMD NA705.S36 1969b

Scully, Vincent Joseph. Modern Architecture: The Architecture of Democracy. Revised ed. New York: George Braziller, 1974. NA680.S395 1974

---. "American Villas: Inventiveness in the American Suburb from Downing to Wright." Modern Architecture and Other Essays: Vincent Scully. Ed. Neil Levine. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. 34-53.
UMD NA680.S395 2003

---. "Architecture: Frank Furness: A Stick Style Curiosity on the Jersey Coast: Emlen Physick House, Cape May, N.J." Architectural Digest 46 (1989): 34-42.

Scully, Vincent Joseph, and Neil Levine. Modern Architecture and Other Essays. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003.
NA680.S395 2003

Sprague, Paul E. "The Origin of Balloon Framing." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 40.4 (1981): 311-19.
According to this article, the balloon frame was first used in Chicago in 1832.

Smeins, Linda E. "National Rhetoric , Public Discourse, and Spacialization: Middle Class America and the Pattern Book House." Nineteenth-Century Contexts 16.2 (1992) : 135-64.

Stanton, Phoebe B. The Gothic Revival & American Church Architecture : An Episode in Taste, 1840-1856. Baltimore: JohnsHopkinsUniversity Press, 1968.
NA5210.S7 1968

Stein, Susan. The Architecture of Richard Morris Hunt. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
UMD NA737.H86 A88 1986

Sweeting, Adam W. Reading Houses and Building Books : Andrew Jackson Downing and the Architecture of Popular Antebellum Literature, 1835-1855. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1996.
UMD PS253.N7 S94 1996

Sullivan, Louis H. The Autobiography of an Idea. New York: Dover, 1956.
UMD NA737.S9 A3 1956
Sullivan worked briefly for Frank Furness and his comments about him are very poignant as well as historically interesting. The lack of commissions due to the financial panic of 1873 caused Furness to let go Sullivan.

Tolles, Bryant Franklin. Summer Cottages in the White Mountains: The Architecture of Leisure and Recereation,1870 to 1930. Hanover, NH:University Press of New England , 2000.
NA7575.T65 2000

Townsend, Gavin. "Airborne Toxins and the American House, 1865-1895" Winterthur Portfolio 24 (Spring 1989): 29-42.

Turak, Theodore. William Le Baron Jenney : A Pioneer of Modern Architecture. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 1986.
NA737.J46 T87 1986
Jenney was born in Fairhaven to a whaling family. Settling in Chicago, he is credited with designing the first prototype skyscraper. See also the book co-authored with Sanford Loring.

Upton, Dell. Common Places: Readings in American Vernacular Architecture. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1986.
NA705.C58 1986

Upjohn, Everard M. Richard Upjohn: Architect and Churchman. 1939. New York: Da Capo Press, 1968.
UMD NA737.U6 U6 1968

Van Brunt, Henry, 1832-1903. Architecture and Society; Selected Essays of Henry Van Brunt. Edited with an introductory monograph by William A. Coles ed. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1969.
UMD NA710.V3 1969
Van Brunt wrote about the architect's struggle with the question of tradition versus modernism. Although he is not associated with the Stick Style, his written works are very insightful to the design process of the Victorian architect. Van Brunt's most recognized commission is Memorial Hall at Harvard University, a classic in the High Victorian Gothic. See also the article by Mary Woods for an analysis of Van Brunt’s writings.

Van Rensselaer, Mariana Griswold (Mrs Schuyler), 1851-1934. Accents as Well as Broad Effects: Writings on Architecture, Landscape, and the Environment, 1876-1925. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
UMD NA2599.8.V36 A5 1996
See the brief but interesting description of the Fairman Rogers House, a Frank Furness designed Stick Style house in Newport, RI.

Van Zanten, David T. "Jacob Wrey Mould: Echoes of Owen Jones and the High Victorian Styles in New York, 1853-1865." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 28, No. 1. (Mar., 1969), pp. 41-57 Mould (1825-1886) was brought to New York by Moses Hicks Grinnell, a New Bedford native and brother of Joseph Grinnell, to design All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City. He was an interesting and influential architect (he was a bold colorist, for example) whose name frequently appears in the literature. This article is an informative introduction to his life and work.

Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel, 1814-1879. The Architectural Theory of Viollet-Le-Duc : Readings and Commentary. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990.
UMD NA1053.V7 V47 1990
The theories of this French architect are often cited as sources for the Stick Style.

Wilson, Richard Guy. "Learning from the American Vernacular." The Architectural Review 180.1077 (1986): 77-84.

Wilson, Richard Guy. "The Early Work of Charles F. McKim: Country House Commissions." Winterthur Portfolio Autumn 14 (Autumn 1979): 235-267.

Wilson, Richard Guy. Victorian Resorts and Hotels: Essays from a Victorian Society Autumn Symposium. Published as Nineteenth Century: Vol. 8 Nos. 1-2, 1982
Philadelphia: Victorian Society in America, 1982

Winter, Robert W. "Fergusson and Garbett in American Architectural Theory." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 17.4 (1958): 25-30. In addition to Englishmen Fergusson and Garbett, contemporaries of Ruskin, the author of this article also discusses some of the writings of American architect Alexander F. Oakey, who designed houses in the Stick, Shingle and Queen Anne Styles.

Wodehouse, Lawrence. "John McArthur, Jr. (1823-1890)." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 28.4 (1969): 271-83.
McArthur designed the Philadelphia City Hall, a monument to the Second Empire style. He also designed in many other styles including the Stick Style.

Wood, Charles B. III. "The Architectural Book in Nineteenth Century America." Building by the Book. Ed. Mario di Valmarana. Vol. 3. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1990. 89-120.
UMD NA730.V8 B84 1984

Woods, Mary N. From Craft to Profession : The Practice of Architecture in Nineteenth-Century America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
UMD NA1996.W64 1999

Woods, Mary. "Henry Van Brunt: "the Historic Styles, Modern Architecture"." American Public Architecture: European Roots and Native Expressions. Ed. Craig Zabel. University Parrk, PA: Pennsylvania State University, 1989. 82-113.
UMD NA710.A461989

Yarnall, James L. Newport Through Its Architecture: A History of Styles from Postmedieval to Postmodern. Newport, RI: Salve Regina University Press, 2005.
NA735.N54 Y37 2005

York, Wick. "The Architecture of the U.S. Life-Saving Service." Log of Mystic Seaport 1982 1982: 3-20.

York, Wick, Ralph Shanks, and Lisa Woo Shanks. The U.S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard. Petaluma, CA: Costano Books, 1996.
Definitive work on the architecture of the U.S. Life-Saving Service.

The Life-Saving Service was an essential service for ships in distress in the days of sail. Efforts to rescue survivors of coastal wrecks had their origins in the early days of the republic. It was not until the 1870s that the United States Life Saving Service became a formal, disciplined and efficient endeavor. Architects such as Francis W. Chandler, Paul Pelz and J. LakeParkinson created Stick Style designs that would replicate in many areas. Therefore, references to the “1876 type” or “1882 type” appear regularly in the literature. The shorelines of coastal and Great Lakes communities were dotted with these buildings. Many were built in the Stick Style and were often the subjects of postcards. A surprising number of them have survived with a sampling represented in the image file.

Zaitzevsky, Cynthia. The Architecture of William Ralph Emerson, 1833-1917. Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1969.
UMD NA737.E4 Z3 1969

Zukowsky, John. "Castles on the Hudson." Winterthur Portfolio14 (Spring 1979): 73-92.
Albert Bierstadt built himself a large granite Gothic/Stick Style mansion, "Malaksten," in Irvington NY on the Hudson River. It was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould in 1866-1867 but was destroyed by fire in 1882. It is one of the buildings documented and illustrated in this article

Additional Pattern Books

Atwood, Daniel Topping. Atwood's Country and Suburban Houses: Illustrated with About 150 Engravings. New York : Orange Judd & Co., 1871.

Atwood, Daniel Topping. Country Houses and How to Build Them. Originally published: Atwood's Country and suburban houses. New York : Orange Judd & Co., 1871. New York: Lyons Press, 2001.
NA7561.A89 2001

Atwood, Daniel Topping. Country Houses and How to Build Them [Atwood's Countryand Suburban Houses]. Originally published: Atwood's Country and Suburban Houses. New York : Orange Judd & Co., 1871. New York:Lyons Press,2001.
NA7561.A89 2001

Bicknell, Amos Jackson. 100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings. Originally published: Specimen book of one hundred architectural designs. New York : A.J. Bicknell & Co., 1878. ed. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2002.
UMD NA7207.S69 2002

Buck, C. C. Buck's Designs in Architecture Showing a Variety of Designs, Together with a Large Amount of Miscellaneous Matter. Brooklyn: The Author, [1880].
Reel 15, #230 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Clark, Alfred C. The Architect, Decorator, and Furnisher: A Publication for Those Who Build, Containing Elaborate and Plain Designs of Building, with Description and Cost of Construction. Chicago: Cowdrey, Clark & Co., 1884.
Reel 19, #269 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Holly, Henry Hudson. Holly's Picturesque Country Seats : A Complete Reprint of the 1863 Classic. Originally published: Holly's country seats. New York : D. Appleton, 1863 ed. New York: Dover, 1993.
UMD NA7205.H63 1993

Hussey, Elisha Charles. Cottage Architecture of Victorian America. An unabridged republication of Hussey's national cottage architecture... published in 1874 by the American News Company, New York ed. New York: Dover, 1994.
UMD NA7207.H87 1994

---. Home Building: A Reliable Book of Facts Relating to Building, Living, Materials, Costs. [New York]: [Leader & Van Hoesen], 1876.
Reel #46 #619 American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Kirby, J. H. Kirby's Domestic Architecture, Containing Twenty-Three Original Designs, Consisting of Elevations, Plans and Constructive Details, All Drawn to a Working Scale. Philadelphia: [King & Baird, printers], [1874].
Reel #50 #680 American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Leffel, James, and Company. Leffel's House Plans Containing Elevations, Plans and Descriptions of Houses Costing from $500 to $3,000 and Adapted to Families of Good Taste and Moderate Means. New York: j. Leffel & Co., 1884.
Reel #52 #716 American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Palliser, Palliser & Co. American Victorian Cottage Homes. Originally published: Palliser's American cottage homes. Bridgeport, Conn. : Palliser, Palliser & Co., Architects, c1878 ed. New York: Dover, 1990.
UMD NA7207.P35 1990

Reed, Samuel Burrage. Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country. An unabridged republication of Dwellings for village and country, originally published by O. Judd Co., New York, in 1885. ed. New York: Dover, 1999.
UMD NA7207.R44 1999

Reed, Samuel Burrage. House Plans for Everybody. For Village and Country Residences, Costing from $250 to $8000. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1878.
Reel#75 #980 American Architectural Books on Microfilm

Shoppell, Robert W. The Builder's Portfolio: Containing 100 Plates, Showing Perspective Views, Elevations and Floor Plans of One Hundred and Fifteen Houses and Barns, Illustrations of Re-Modeling an Old House, Three Methods of Building a Cistern and the Proper Application of Exterior Colors. 3 vols. New York : Co-operative Building Plan Association, 1886-1887.

Vaux, Calvert. Villas and Cottages. A Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857. NA7127 .V469

Ware, William Rotch, 1848-1917. Examples of Building Construction. Boston: L. Prang & Company, 1876.
Reel 102, #1333 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
This brief publication details the construction of a single Stick Style house.

Woodward, George E. Victorian City and Country Houses : Plans and Designs. Originally published: Woodward's national architect. Volume II. New York : The American News Co., 1877 ed. New York: Dover, 1996.
UMD NA7205.W66 1996

Woodward, George E. A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide : "Woodward's National Architect" of 1869. Originally published: Woodward's national architect. New York : G.E. Woodward, 1869 ed. New York: Dover, 1988.
UMD NA7205.W66 1988

Woolett, William M. Old Homes Made New: Being a Collection of Plans, Exterior and Interior Views, Illustrating the Alteration and Remodelling of Several Suburban Residences. New York: A. J. Bicknell & Co., [1878].
Reel 111, #1442 of American Architectural Books on Microfilm
All of the examples are converted to the Stick Style.

Guidebooks

 

AIA Architectural Guide to Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island. New York: Dover, 1992.
NA730.N42 N372 1992

Anderson, Dorothy M. The Era of the Summer Estates: Swampscott, Massachusetts, 1870-1940. Canaan, NH : Phoenix Pub., 1985.

Andrews, Gregory E. Structures and Styles: Guided Tours of Hartford Architecture. Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1988.

Andrews, Wayne. Architecture in Michigan. Revised and Enlarged ed. Detroit: Wayne State Univeristy Press, 1982. +

Barrett, Wendy, and Larraine McNulty. Saving Our Valley: 30 Years of Preservation and Conservation in Central New York. Brookfield, NY: Worden Press for the Upper Unaddia Valley Association, 1999.

Bassett, William B. Historic American Building Survey of New Jersey. Newark, NJ : New Jersey Historical Society, 1977.

Bishir, Catherine W. North Carolina Architecture.Chapel Hill,NC: Published for The Historic Preservation of North Carolina by the University of North Carolina Press, 1990.

Bishir, Catherine W, and Michael T. Southern.A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina. Chapel Hill,NC:University of North Carolina Press, 1996.

Brosseau, Mathilde. Gothic Revival in Canadian Architecture. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1980.

Brown, Elizabeth Mills. New Haven, A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976.
UMD NA735.N39 B76 1986

Brown, T. Robins. The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey: The Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2000.
UMD NA730.N362 B473 2001
This book has an excellent section on the Stick Style (referred to as Northern European Vernacular Style). Buildings by Hunt, Eidlitz and the pattern book architect Daniel T. Atwood are illustrated. Bergen County is the northeast corner of the state.

Bunting, Bainbridge. Houses of Boston's Back Bay: An Architectural History, 1840-1917. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967.
UMD NA7237.B65 B8

Bunting, Bainbridge and Robert H. Nylander. Old Cambridge. Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge. Vol. 4. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Historical Commission, 1973.

Chambers, S. Allen. Buildings of West Virginia. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
NA730.W42 C48 2004

Claflin, James. Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Massachusetts Coast. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998.
VK1024.M35 C563 1998

Coventry, Kim. Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest : Architecture and Landscape Design, 1856-1940. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2003.
NA7613.I3 C68 2003
Blair Lodge, by William Le Baron Jenney, is featured in the first chapter. This Stick Style house was also illustrated in the American Architect and Building News, January 29, 1881.

Eckert, Kathryn Bishop. Buildings of Michigan. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
NA730.M5 E28 1993

Ferro, Maximilian L. How to Love and Care for Your Old Building in New Bedford. New Bedford: Office of Historic Preservation, 1977.

Gebhard, David, and Tom Martinson. A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1977.
NA730.M6 G42 1977

Giza, Patricia. A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties. Fall River, MA: The City, 1984.

Greenagel, Frank L. The New Jursey Churchscape: Encountering Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Churches. New Brunswick, NJ:Rutgers Univeristy Press, 2001.
NA5230.N5 G74 2001

Helfrich, G. W., and Gladys O'Neil. Lost Bar Harbor. Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1982.
F29.B3 H37 1982
This book pictures a number of Stick Style buildings including the West End Hotel by Bruce Price.

Hitchcock, Henry Russell. Springfield Architecture, 1800-1900. Springfield, MA: Springfield City Library, [1981].
Two Stick Style chalets (one by Leopold Eidlitz) are pictured in this book, both demolished.

Howe, Jeffery. Houses of Worship: An Identification Guide to the History and Styles of American Religious Architecture. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2003.
REF NA5205.H69 2003

Holland, F. Ross. Great American Lighthouses. Washington, DC: Preservation Press, 1989.
UMD VK1023.H66 1989
A number of lighthouses were built in the Stick Style on both coasts as well as the Great Lakes.

Jordy, William H. Buildings of Rhode Island. New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
NA730.R5 J67 2004
This comprehensive guide describes many Stick Style buildings

Kidney, Walter C. Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1997.

Knowlton, Elliott B. Worcester's Best: A Guide to the City's Architectural Heritage. Worcester: Worcester Heritage Preservation Society, 1984.

Lancaster, Clay. East Hampton 's Heritage: An Iilustrated Architectural Record. New York: W.W. Norton in association with the East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society, 1982.
One interesting house cited in this book is the Frederick Gallatin House by James Renwick, Jr, architect for Manhattan 's St Patrick's Cathedral. Although long ago demolished, plans for the structure are reproduced from originals in the East Hampton Free Library.

Mackay, Robert B. Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940. New York : Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities in association with, W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. NA7561.L665 1997

Myers, Denys P. The Architecture of Suffolk County. Huntington, NY : Heckscher Museum, 1971.

Peat, Wilbur. Indiana Houses of the Nineteenth Century. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1962.
Fully illustrated but dated. Refers to most late Victorian houses as "neo-jacobean."

Petronella Mary Melvin. Victorian Boston Today: Twelve Walking Tours. Boston : Northeastern University Press, 2004.
F73.18.V53 2004

Philadelphia Architecture: A guide to the City. Ed.JohnAndrewGallery. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press ,1984
UMD NA735.P5 P48 1984

Plymat, William. Victorian Architecture of Iowa. Des Moines, IA: Palladian Publishing Co., 1997.
Full color photographs of the many properties featured highlight this survey.

Puryear, Thomas W. "New Bedford Architecture, a Walking Tour: Old Bedford Village." New Bedford, MA: New Bedford Preservation Society, 1977.

Puryear, Thomas W. "New Bedford Architecture, a Walking Tour: County Street." New Bedford, MA: New Bedford Preservation Society, 1991.

---. "New Bedford Architecture, a Walking Tour: West of County." New Bedford, MA: New Bedford Preservation Society, 1994.

Rettig, Robert Bell. Guide to Cambridge Architecture: Ten Walking Tours. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1969.
UMD NA3511.C2 R4

Rosebrock, Ellen Fletcher. Historic Fall River / a Special Publication Prepared for the City of Fall River, Massachusetts by the Preservation Partnership. Fall River, MA: The City, 1978.
UMD F74.F2 H5 1978

Scott, Pamela. Buildings of the District of Columbia. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1993.
NA735.W3 S36 1993

Schwartz, Helen. The New jersey House. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1983.
NA7235.N5 S36 1983
This Stick Style is well presented in this book.

Sticks, Shingles and Stones: The History and Architecture of Stewart Hartshorn's Ideal Community at Short Hills, New Jersey, 1878-1937. Millburn, NJ : Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society, 1980.

Toker, Franklin. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994.

Tolles, Bryant Franklin, Jr. New Hampshire Architecture: A Illustrated Guide. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1979.
NA730.N35 T64 1979
New Hampshire has a small rich variety of stick Style Structures.

Veasey, David. Guarding New Jersey 's Shores: Lighthouses and Life-SavingStations.Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000.

Waite, Diana S. Albany Architecture: A Guide to the City. Albany, NY: Mount Ida Press in associaction with the Preservation League of New York State, 1993.

Winchester, Massachusetts: The Architectural Heritage of a Victorian Town. Winchester, MA: The Winchester Historical Society, 1988.

Woodward, William McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986.
UMD F89.P98 A283 1986

Woodward, William McKenzie. PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence: Providence Preservation Society, 2003.
UMD F89.P98 W66 2003

Yarnall, James L. Newport Through Its Architecture: A History of Styles from Postmedieval to Postmodern. Newport, RI: Salve Regina University Press, 2005.
NA735.N54 Y37 2005

Reference Works

American Architectural Books Based on the Henry-Russell Hitchcock Bibliography of the Same Title. Microfilm ed. 128 microfilm reels vols. Woodbridge, CT: Research Publications, 1976.
UMD Microfilm Cabinet, 3rd Floor, SHELVED IN DRAWERS A:8 & A:9

Culbertson, Margaret. American House Designs: An Index to Popular and Trade Periodicals, 1850-1915. Westport , CT : Greenwood Press, 1994.
REF NA7207.C85 1994
The title of this book may be deceiving. It's an index to architect's drawings appearing in selected trade journals. There are only a handful of illustrations. It may be useful in acquiring information on obscure Victorian architects.

Directory of Boston Architects, 1846-1970: Compiled from Boston City Directories and Related Works. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records, 1984.
NA40.D47 1984

Foster, Gerald L. American Houses : A Field Guide to the Architecture of the Home. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
UMDRef NA7205.F67 2004

Francis, Dennis Steadman. Architects in Practice, New York City, 1840-1900. New York : Committee for the Practice of Architectural Records, 1980.

Hitchcock, Henry Russell. American Architectural Books : A List of Books, Portfolios, and Pamphlets on Architecture and Related Subjects Published in America before 1895. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1962.
UMD SHELVED ON TOP OF MICROFILM CABINETS (outside of ILL office), 3rd Floor

McAlester, Lee, and Virginia McAlester. Great American Houses and TheirArchitectural Styles. New York: Abbeville Press, 1994.
UMD NA7205.M36 1994

McAlester, Virginia. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Knopf, 1984
UMD Ref NA7205.M35 1984

Morgan, William. The Abrams Guide to American House Styles.New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004.
REF NA7205.M6793 2004

Placzek, Adolf K. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. 4 vols. New York: Free Press, 1982.
UMD Ref NA40.M25 1982

Poppeliers, John C. What Style Is It?: Guide to American Architecture. Washington, DC: Preservation Press, 1983.
UMD Ref NA705.P6 1983

Schrock, Nancy. Architectural Records in Boston:
A Guide to Architectural Research in Boston, Cambridge and Vicinity. New York: Garland Publishing, 1983.

Turner, Jane. The Dictionary of Art. 34 vols. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1996.
UMD Ref N31.D5 1996

Tatman, Sandra L., and Roger W. Moss. Biographical Dictionary of Philadelphia Architects: 1700-1930.Boston: G. K. Hall & Co. for The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1985.

Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture since 1780 : A Guide to the Styles. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 1992.
UMD NA705.W47 1992

Withey, Henry F. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1970 [c1956].
UMD Ref NA36.W5 1970
Dated reference book, but has listings for some of the more obscure Victorian architects

Woods, Mary. "The First American Architectural Journals: The Profession's Voice." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 48.2 (1989): 117-38.
A very detailed and annotated bibliography.

Electronic Resources

Art Index (H.W.Wilson)- is the basic periodical index in art. It indexes the contents of about 300 journals, mostly in English, in all areas of art, architecture, and design published since 1984. Art Index Retrospective extends the coverage back to 1929.

Bibliography of the History of Art (RLG) - BHA is an extensive index to the literature of western art history from the end of the ancient world to the present. It includes books and exhibition catalogs as well as journal articles.

DAAI (Design and Applied Arts Index) - daai currently contains over 110,000 annotated references from more than 450 design and craft journals published between 1973-2001, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc., making the largest database of its kind in the world.

http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com - National Register of Historic Places, a listing by state of all the properties currently registered with brief descriptive entries of each site.

http://www.architecture.com - RIBA “is one of the world's most extensive built environment portals, all courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects.” An excellent resource, even with the English emphasis.

www.artofnewjersey.net