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desirable kind of dwelling in which to 

 live; that it has come to stay and that, 

 when properly planned and built, it is 

 the most artistic and cosy home to be 

 desired. 



The advantages of the bungalow are 



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Fig. 2. A two- story city bungalow 

 which was built for $1800 



many, the one which appeals most 

 strongly to the women being the fact 

 that all of the work is on one floor and 

 the continual running up and down 

 stairs is done away with. This fact also 

 helps to solve the servant problem in the 

 suburban districts as many women who 

 have never done their own housework in 

 the old two-story houses have done away 

 with their servants and are getting along 

 without servants, through the handy 

 arrangement of the bungalow. It is this 

 same all-on-one-floor idea that is making 

 two family flats so popular in the larger 

 cities of the United States to-day. In 

 short, the bungalow may be termed an 

 efficient dwelling. 



The size of the bungalow must natu- 

 rally vary to meet the requirements, as 

 to sleeping rooms, arrangement of rooms, 

 etc., as well as to come within the 

 finances of the builder, and at the same 

 time look good on the lot. 



The floor plan of an original Far 

 Eastern bungalow is shown in Fig. i. 

 It has been remodeled for use in the 

 colder climate of this country. It is a 

 very simple affair, is decidedly cool and 

 comfortable in the summer and remark- 

 ably warm and cosy in the winter. It 

 can be readily heated at a small expense 



for fuel and is an ideal house for a small 

 sum of money. This type of dwelling is 

 particularly suitable for shore cottages, 

 sinc2 it makes an ideal summer camp 

 when built without a cellar and heated 

 only with a large fireplace and the 

 kitchen stove. This house can be built 

 for the small sum of about $6oo, includ- 

 ing ceiling the interior with wall board, 

 or plaster, painting and plumbing. Of 

 course this figure does not make any 

 provision for hardwood trim, floors, 

 tile bathrooms or anything of that 

 nature, but is for the completed house, 

 finished in a good substantial manner 

 with good lasting materials. 



The houses shown in Figs. 2 and 3 

 have been built by the writer for $1800 

 each, including cellar, furnace, fireplace, 

 plumbing, laundry trays, electric lights, 

 wall paper, shades, interior and exterior 

 painting and, in fact, everything com- 

 plete. These plans are strictly city 

 homes in every sense of the word and are 

 good enough for anyone, although they 

 may be small for some families. A 

 regular two-story bungalow is shown in 



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Fig. 3. This house, also, was built for 

 $1800, including furnace and plumbing 



Fig. 2, and, while It appears exceedingly 

 small from the street, it is really very 

 roomy. The one drawback to this type 

 of bungalow lies in the fact that it is 

 almost impossible to keep the sleeping 

 rooms cool in the summer, due to the 

 fact that the sun beats down on the 

 roof all day long. In the one-story 

 bungalow there is a small air-space and, 

 in some, a good-sized attic, which acts 



