Contact: Heather E. Stivison
Executive Director
The StickleyMuseum at Craftsman Farms
2352 Rt. 10-West
MorrisPlains, NJ 07950
Phone: 973.540.0311
Editors: Please note digital photographs are available on request
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms General Information
This 30-acre National Historic Landmark is the centerpiece of Gustav Stickley’s early 20th century country estate. The Stickley family’s home, known as the Log House, was built in 1911 and is one of the most significant landmarks of the American Arts and Crafts movement. It has been restored to its 1911 appearance and is operated by the Craftsman Farms Foundation as a historic house museum. Tours of the Log House are available year round, as well as group tours for clubs, churches, special interested groups, schools, scouts, etc.
The Museum also offers lectures, workshops, and numerous educational programs, plus two family days each year. Off-site exhibitions are mounted and exhibition catalogues, which include new scholarship, are produced annually.
The Museum’s growing collection includes numerous Stickley furnishings, many which are original to the Log House, plus textiles, pottery, metalwork, and archival materials. In addition to these priceless objects on view in the Log House, an original Stickley bungalow has been furnished with touchable Arts and Crafts furnishings. A visit to this bungalow, known as North Cottage, allows visitors the opportunity sit in the chairs and fully experience Arts and Crafts living. Tours of North Cottage must be booked in advance.
Visitor amenities include the well-stocked Museum Shop, which carries handmade Arts and Crafts style pottery, tiles, jewelry, as well as books, magazines, and Stickley Museum souvenirs. A guidebook to the history of the site has been produced and is available on-line and in the Museum Shop. Beverages and packaged snack food are available for purchase and picnic tables are situated throughout the site.
Museum Admission:$8 Adults, $5 Seniors and Students, $4 Children (up to age 12).
Free for members and children age two and under. The Museum is a member of the national Blue Star Museum program, and offers free admission to active military personnel and their families between Memorial day and Labor day each year.
Handicapped Accessibility: The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is committed to assuring that all individuals can participate in its programs. Those who require the use of assistive listening devices or other special assistance should call at least two weeks in advance to make special arrangements. Five handicapped parking spaces are available opposite the Museum entrance and the building is equipped with a fully handicapped accessible bathroom. The historic Log House walkways are gravel, but have been graded to make wheel chair access possible.
Tour Hours:Please note that the Log House may only be viewed via guided tour, except during Open House events and programs. The Log House is open to the publicyear round on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Tours depart hourly: 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.PLUS additional seasonal hours April 1 -November 15: Wednesday and Thursday — Noon to 3:00 p.m. with tours
departingat 12:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. The grounds at Craftsman Farms are open free of charge year round from dawn until dusk.
Location:Craftsman Farms is located at 2352 Route 10 West, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950. The entrance is located about 3 miles west of I-287 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jerseyjust off Route 10 on Manor Lane.
Craftsman Farms, located in and owned by the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, and
operated as the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, by the Craftsman Farms Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of New Jersey. Restoration of the National Historic Landmark, Craftsman Farms, is made possible in part, by
a Save America’s Treasure’s grant, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and by support from Morris County Preservation Trust Fund, the New Jersey Historic Trust, and individual members. The Craftsman Farms Foundation received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The Craftsman Farms Foundation gratefully acknowledges a grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Restoration of the National Historic Landmark, Craftsman Farms, is made possible in part, by a Save America’s Treasure’s grant, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and by support from Morris County Preservation Trust Fund, the New Jersey Historic Trust, and individual members. The Craftsman Farms Foundation received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The Craftsman Farms Foundation gratefully acknowledges a grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust.Educational programs are funded, in part, by grants from the Arts and Crafts Research Fund and PSE&G.
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