Name

Stick

General Range

1865-1890

The Stick Style was an architectural type that is often considered to be the step between architectural styles before the Civil War and the Queen Anne Style that followed. Stick Style houses vary widely in appearance and plan, with the defining feature being their use of decorative woodwork as a component of the exterior design. Stick style houses often have cross-gabled pavilions on at least one side, with important examples in the County being the house at 223 West 7th Street and the house at 223 West 20th Street, both in Erie City. The roofs of the houses were becoming more complicated, containing such features as wall dormers, slightly flared eaves, slightly extended gables, and cross gables. A common area for ornamentation was the gable area. Many Stick style houses were constructed with decorative trusses in the gables, including king's post trusses, queen's post trusses, or elaborate trusses. Wall ornamentation included applied framing elements that gave a false sense of the balloon framing of the walls; these elements could be horizontal, diagonal, or vertical. The house at 223 West 7th Street in Erie features unusual spandrels in the recessed corners, with the woodwork rising towards the corner and supporting a pendant. Many Stick style elements have been stripped from houses over the years as a less expensive means of handling maintenance of elements that were expensive to replicate; as a result, many original Stick style houses have a vernacular appearance today.

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Municipality

Historic Name

Address

City of Erie

1038 W 8 ST

City of Erie

601 W 7 ST

City of Erie

223 W 7 ST

City of Erie

223 W 20 ST

City of Erie

218 HESS AVE

Girard Borough

CHURCH STREET