- In 1895 the Roycroft Arts and Crafts Community was founded in East Aurora, New York by writer-philosopher Elbert Hubbard. Based on the Medieval Guild system that was adapted by William Morris & John Ruskin in the English Arts & Crafts Movement, Hubbard developed and promoted a self-contained community which supported hundreds of craftspeople. Well- known names such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav ...www.roycroftinn.com