Furniture Shop, Leather and Book Bindery

Roycroft Arts & Crafts era furniture was once built here of necessity to furnish rooms for the Inn, offices, and shops. Leather bookbinding later grew to produce designs by the finest craftsmen of the day under the direction of Louis Kinder and later Frederick Kranz and George ScheideMantel.
The building is now owned by The Dylewski Family. Their shop, Roycroft Antiques, is on the main floor and has been serving the community since 1971.
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The large rambling building is home to several other shops:

Dard Hunter
Inlight Studios
Norberg’s Art & Frame Shop Gallery
Roycroft Master Artisan, Tom Bojanowski
Roycroft Shops
Wondering Fire Pottery and Tile Works

Roycroft Power Plant
1912

During its peak era, 1904-1915, the Roycroft became nearly self-sufficient. Perhaps the most progressive step in its technical development was this building, the Roycrofters' own power plant which transmitted steam heat and power underground to all parts of the campus.

The building was severely damaged by fire in the winter of 1997. The Roycroft Campus Corporation (RCC) purchased the building in October 2005 and plan to rebuild it, the way it looked when originally built, over the next 2-3 years. Initial plans for the building include: classroom and flexible meeting/event space, a gift shop, and public restrooms.
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