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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar71910newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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^HE widespread interest in the building of a bungalow in the past few years has in- spired the subject of this article. The group of bungalows presented is of the kind to be seen along the Pacific Coast, and at the same time will be found adapt- able, with a few moderations, to any place or clime. The great desire of the city dweller of moderate means is to live in the country during the summer months or a part of the year, and how to do it has been a problem which he has found very hard to solve, on account of the expense involved. This question, however, is answered, to a certain degree, by the bungalows which are presented in this article, as they show how it is possible to have a small one in the country at as low a cost as $150. The first little bungalow (Figs, i, 2 and 3) presented in this series was built for F. L. Orr, Esq., at Pasadena, Cali- fornia, for $560. It contains three rooms, a large closet, bath and screened porch, as well as a veranda at the front of the house. The exterior of the bungalow is good, the plan is excellent, and the cost is low, a combination cer- tainly in its favor, especially for those of moderate means, who just want a place of this kind that will answer the re- quirements for a time at least. In construction it is too light for an all-year use in a cold climate, but for a moderate one it is an admirable type. The exterior walls are built of rough one-inch by twelve- the other, and are stained a light green. Under this wood- work there are placed four-inch by four-inch beams, spaced two feet apart, and extendmg from end to end of the room, and stained black. The joints of the boards show- ing between the beams are covered with redwood strips left m their natural color, while the balance of the woodwork, including the panehng, is stamed black. The brick mantel has been painted green, to correspond with the walls and the ceiling boards. There are three latticed windows in this room, each extending twelve inches beyond the main wall, making an attractive wmdow-ledge on the inside, and breaking the straight hnes of the exterior. The bedroom walls are covered with green burlap, and the boarded and battened ceiling is painted a light yellow. The window- ledge and the rest ot the interior woodwork have been painted white. The walls ana ceiling of the bathroom and the clothes closet are of twelve-inch boards and battens painted white. The cost ot this bungalow was as follows: Lumber, windows, doors and screens .... $295 Labor 125 Plumbing 140 Total $560 The bungalow shown in big. 4 was built for Mr. Thomas G. Nester, at Pasadena, from plans prepared by B. Mar- shall Wotykins, architect, of the same place. The cobble-
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Fi£ 1—A bungalow built for the of $560.00 low cost ^^-^ /3x /6 '/'t/rz-z./f inch boards, with the joints covered with three-inch battens, all of Oregon pine. The walls of the building are treated with a dark green stain. The shingled roof and chimney and window frame have been painted white. The house is built on four- inch by four-inch posts, and is boarded around the base. The living-room is treated in the most harmonious manner, composed in a combination of wood and canvas, the walls being paneled to the height of two feet six inches, with eight- inch Oregon pine boards of good grain and smooth finish. Above this panel-work the walls are covered with a dark green canvas, on which narrow vertical wood strips are placed at intervals of twelve inches, giving the effect of a paneled wall. The ceiling of the room is unique. Eight- inch Oregon boards extend from one side of the room to 3eDisoor-L /z x/y The living-room in the bungalow shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 3—First floor plan stone chimney and terrace wall are the chief characteristics of the exterior of the house. The underpinning is of cobble- stone, the first story is covered with clap- boards, and the gables with shingles. The front door, with its four square lights, is an artistic feature of the house. The next house, shown in Fig. 5, was built for $250. It is a simple little dwell- ing, containing two rooms and a bath- room, with a pleasing setting about the exterior. The interesting bungalow shown in Fig. 6 was built for Miss Young at South Pasadena. It is constructed of clap- boards for its exterior walls, and is covered with a shingled roof. A quaint porch is placed in the center of the build- ing, which is reached from the street by a walk extending directly to the front door, it cost $500.

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