The arts and crafts design era started in California expressed an abundance of well crafted wood detail in homes. The popularity grew into the Craftsman style of the early 20th century and flourished in western and mid-western cities for 10 to 20 years in suburban housing areas. These homes were lavishly trimmed and paneled inside with ornamentation extrapolated from the early furniture motifs. If a automobile garage was built it was for the Model T- sized vehicles of the day - fairly small for today's standards.
