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OR BK 5910 PG 1463 16 of 25 • The Craftsman style is an early twentieth century American architectural styles that was philosophically related to the European Arts and Crafts movements. Gustave Stickley, a self-taught designer and writer who'was heavily influenced by the theories of William Morris, published the Craftsman Magazine between 1901 and 1916. This magazine became the vehicle for popularizing the new architectural style. Stickley believed that an honest home made honest people, an honest home let its materials and structure be frankly and freely expressed, and the most honest home of all was one built by its occupant. He therefore provided plans and specifications not only for houses, but also for furniture and applied arts. Since the aim of the Craftsman was to influence the home environment of "the masses", the houses published in the magazine were of a scale, type, and materials that were affordable to the majority of people capable of financing the cost of a single family home. The technical simplicity of the construction and its cost effectiveness were the major reasons for the rapid spread of houses of this style in the early 20th century. A large number of buildings in Zephyrhills exemplify the Craftsman style. They are generally characterized by wood frame structures with a low-pitched roof, generous front porch, unenclosed eave overhang, exposed rafter tails, and knee braces. Many of the Frame Vernacular buildings utilized the bungalow form without the decorative detailing associated with the Craftsman style. Masonry Vernacular The Masonry Vernacular style is also represented in Zephyrhills and distinguishes most of the remaining commercial buildings left along the main commercial corridor, 5th Avenue. This style features brick or concrete block structural systems with limited façade detailing. A few of the buildings in Zephyrhills feature the distinct rough-faced concrete block popular during the 1920s. The typical historic commercial building in the area is a one-to-two part block building with a flat roof and limited detailing on the front façade. Two-part commercial buildings feature a horizontal division with retail shops usually reserved for the lower floors and office or apartments in the upper stories. Storefronts are either flush with the façade or feature recessed entrys. Neoclassical Revival The Neoclassical style is an eclectic renewal of Colonial Revival and Classical Revival architecture. In most cases, it is based the Greek instead of the Roman architectural orders. Windows and doorways are commonly spanned by lintels rather than by arches. Interest in classical models was inspired by the World's Columbian Exposition, which was held in Chicago in 1893. Nearly all the buildings in the Chicago exhibition were designed based on classical precedents and were widely copied in the United 'States. The Neoclassical Revival style is found in public buildings and monuments as well as in residential construction. Its occurrence in residential construction dates from about 1895 to 1950. One of the hallmarks of the Neoclassical Revival style in residential use is a full-height entry porch on the principal facade. This porch roof can be gabled,hipped, or flat and is supported by classical columns. Some examples have slender square columns with simple moldings for capitals, or no capitals at all. Windows are usually double-hung sashes. The arrangement of windows is commonly symmetrical about a central door. This doorway is usually elaborated with Greek Revival,Adam,or Georgian-inspired surrounds. In Zephyrhills, one-story residential buildings belonging to the Neoclassical cottage subtype also exist. Neoclassical cottages are generally one-story, hipped roof houses featuring a prominent central dormer and a full-width front porch with classical columns, either recessed under a main roof or with a separate flat,hipped, or shed roof. Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival style had its origin in the renewed interest in American Colonial history, stemming from the Philadelphia Centennial celebration of 1876. The style made references to Georgian, Adam, and Dutch Colonial architecture and was popular from about 1880 to 1955. Early examples of this style were designed by academically-trained architects such as McKim, Mead, White and Bigelow. Their designs tended to exaggerate colonial detailing rather than attempting to 10