The document discusses the history and influence of the Arts and Crafts movement in England and its translation to the American Craftsman style. It traces the philosophical origins of the movement in England as a reaction against industrialization. Key figures like William Morris and designers like Gertrude Jekyll influenced garden and architectural styles. In America, Gustav Stickley and the Craftsman magazine popularized the simpler bungalow style of home and furnishings for the common man through pattern books and pre-fabricated kit homes.