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17 years ago

I am new to gardenweb and have really enjoyed reading. I hope to get some good advice from all you homebuilders! We hope to start building in the next few months. I am a huge fan of the craftsman style homes. Some of my favorites are Frank Betz Wexler, Don Gardner Capistrano, and Trotterville. Is anyone familiar with any of these and have any suggestions?

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mightyanvil
17 years ago
The Trotterville could be a nice house if you could find a designer or a builder who knows how to detail a Colonial Revival house. To be fair to Don Gardner I don't believe he had much to do with many of the designs on his web site.

It might be difficult to get the Wexler up the same size as the Trotterville. It is often tough to get much space in a 1 1/2 story Craftsman Bungalow design. You might want to research the original Craftsman movement in California (Greene & Greene) before the magazines and plan books turned it into an "everyman's" bungalow style and it moved eastward.
qbryant
13 years ago
I'm interested in the trotterville, anybody built this?
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