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Vol. 31 



JULY, 1915 



No. 1 



A FOLDING BUNGALOW 



MUCH ingenuity and originality 

 have been displayed in a small 

 bungalow home designed and built by 

 a Chicago chemist. In this home every- 

 thing has been made 

 as compact as possi- 

 ble. There is not an 

 inch of space wasted. 

 Furthermore, every 

 part of the house has 



time, on a foundation of concrete 

 covered with stucco, the total expense 

 amounting to only $2,000. Among the 

 most prominent features of this dwelling 

 are the following: 



Instead of having 

 the customary banis- 

 ters for the stairs, the 

 balustrade is made in 

 the form of a book- 



At the Top: The 

 Folding Bungalow As 

 It Appears in the 

 Spring. Above: The 

 Living Room Between 

 Meals. 



been designed so as to reduce the work of 

 housekeeping to a minimum .yet afford 

 the utmost comfort to its owner. 



The bungalow was built in six weeks' 



Above: The Pivoted 

 Wall Section, Showing 

 the Table About to be 

 Placed in the Dining 

 Room. At the Left: 

 Corner of the 

 Kitchen. 



case. The walls of the living room are 

 pivoted so that it may be converted into 

 a dining room by merely turning them 

 around. The dining table is kept in the 



