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The bungalow style can be traced to India, where it was used by the British in the 19th century to designate a house type that was one story high and had large, encircling porches. Low houses with wide roofs and deep arches were common in Bengal. Our word is a British corruption of the Hindu adjective meaning 'belonging to Bengal'.
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In 1909, in his Craftsman Homes, Gustav Stickley sought to tell what the style was all about, declaring that a bungalow was a "house reduced to its simplest form," one that "nevr fails to harmonize with its surroundings, because its low broad proportions and lack of ornamentation give it a character so natural and unaffected that its seems to blend into any landscape".
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The hipped roof is a distinguishing feature of the bungalow style which is particularly appropriate for hot climates, since warm air rises up into the high roof and leaves the rooms below cooler.
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After 13 years of wrestling with a problem kitchen, a late night Eureka led to an entire transformation. The old pine glass-front cupboards had originally flanked the dining entry to the kitchen. The cabinets blocked views and forced foot traffic right through the work area. The couple wanted to keep these antique built-ins (which Ron had refinished), but needed more counter space. Suddenly Dolly realized those two cabinets could shift over to the only solid dining area wall, be pushed together, and solve several problems. The rest was easy.
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The jalousie windows turned into shallow shelves are an ideal place for the family's endless small collectables, early to mid-20th century toys, tins, hand puppets, and ethnic dolls.
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The house faces Highway 98.
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The house exemplifies the bungalow style. It harmonizes with its surroundings because of its low broad proportions and lack of ornamentation giving it a character so natural that it seems to blend into the landscape.
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The roof with its wide overhang displays exposed rafters typical of the craftsman style.
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As in this example, bungalows display a fine degree of craftsmanship and are constructed of materials left as closed as possible to their natural state.
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Sears and Roebuck spread the bungalow style across the country by offering several models in its mail-order catalogs.
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The house harmonizes with its surroundings because of low broad proportions and lack of ornamentation.
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The facade of the home faces west. There is an overstory of large water oaks. An adjoining garage apartment can be seen at the end of the driveway with the barn immediately to the rear.
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The style of architecture is often referred to as Craftsman. These dwellings display a fine degree of craftsmanship and are constructed of materials left as close as possible to their natural state.
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The walls are laid in quarried stone.
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The lean-to on the side of the barn is used as a chicken coop.
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The driveway off Highway 97 is on the left of the photograph.