Stick Style

American architecture with exposed wooden framing.

Overview

Stick Style architecture, using wood, features exposed structural framing and decorative patterns, prominent in 19th-century USA.

Core Characteristics

• Exposed wooden framing.
• Decorative stickwork.
• Victorian prevalence.

Notable Examples

• Eastlake House (USA, 1870s, Stick Style).
• Mark Twain House (USA, 1874, Edward Tuckerman Potter).

Architectural Connections

• Victorian: Decorative focus.
• Residential: Houses.
• Carpenter Gothic: Related movement.

Influence and Legacy

Led by Charles Eastlake, it highlights structural expression.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Timber Framing (technique), Ornamentation (theory), Facade (element), American Architecture (movement)