Stick Style Architecture began in 1860-1890. It was important in American Victorian architecture. The features of these buildings began to appear in the 1850's and the early 1860's. Most of the construction occurred in the 1870's, mostly after the economy recovered from the financial panic of 1873. Two of the most famous stick style designers were H.H. Richardson and Richard Morris Hunt.
    Vincent Scully thought of the term "stick" style in his writings of the 1950's this term is universaly excepted. People begin his work for research on a subject. Influences of the style included the American and English Gothic Revivals, the English half-timbered cottage, Swiss Chalets, German and French manor houses and even Russian Dachas.
    Stick style buildings are remembered for many unique features all united by flat board banding, stick use, and other geometric pattern ornamentation. These features are seen on the outer clapboard wall surface. Many of these buildings have asymmetrical floor plans with steep slick roofs with iron cresting. The support beams are square with Chamfered edges. Stick style is considered a celebration of wood frame construction.
    Stick Style architecture is still influenced today.

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