﻿May, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  i75 
  

  

  A 
  BUNGALOW 
  AT 
  HIGH 
  

  

  

  HE 
  chief 
  charm 
  of 
  a 
  bungalow 
  is 
  its 
  simple 
  

   characteristics, 
  and 
  when 
  an 
  architect 
  at- 
  

   tempts 
  to 
  elaborate 
  upon 
  these 
  ideas 
  of 
  sim- 
  

   plicity 
  he 
  forfeits 
  the 
  principle 
  of 
  the 
  art 
  

   of 
  bungalow 
  building. 
  Mr. 
  John 
  H. 
  Dun- 
  

   can, 
  an 
  architect 
  of 
  New 
  York, 
  has 
  designed 
  

  

  for 
  Mr. 
  Hettrick 
  a 
  most 
  unusual 
  bungalow 
  for 
  this 
  vicinity, 
  

  

  having 
  used 
  the 
  Californian 
  Mission 
  style 
  for 
  his 
  prototype. 
  

   The 
  exterior 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  interesting; 
  three 
  of 
  its 
  walls 
  

  

  are 
  enclosed 
  with 
  a 
  piazza 
  extending 
  around 
  three 
  sides 
  of 
  

  

  the 
  building, 
  which 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  roof 
  gracefully 
  falling 
  

  

  down 
  from 
  the 
  main 
  roof. 
  The 
  bungalow 
  is 
  built 
  on 
  cedar 
  

  

  posts, 
  on 
  the 
  inside 
  of 
  which 
  are 
  two-inch 
  planks 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  

  

  cellar. 
  The 
  building 
  above 
  the 
  grade 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  white 
  

  

  cedar 
  shingles 
  and 
  is 
  left 
  to 
  weather-finish. 
  The 
  trimmings 
  

  

  are 
  painted 
  a 
  cream 
  

  

  color 
  and 
  the 
  posts 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  piazza 
  are 
  

  

  painted 
  dull 
  brown. 
  

   The 
  plan 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  

  

  form 
  of 
  a 
  U-shaped 
  

  

  house, 
  with 
  a 
  main 
  

  

  building, 
  at 
  either 
  

  

  end 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  a 
  

  

  wing, 
  between 
  which 
  

  

  wings 
  is 
  built 
  the 
  

  

  patio 
  or 
  open 
  court. 
  

  

  This 
  court, 
  while 
  

  

  different 
  from 
  the 
  

  

  patio 
  in 
  its 
  origin, 
  

  

  affords 
  nearly 
  all 
  

  

  the 
  privacy 
  and 
  

  

  comforts 
  offered 
  by 
  

  

  A 
  Porch 
  Surrounds 
  Three 
  Sides 
  of 
  the 
  Bungalow 
  

  

  the 
  enclosed 
  court 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  permits 
  a 
  free 
  use 
  

   of 
  plants 
  and 
  shrubs. 
  The 
  patio 
  is 
  an 
  interesting 
  feature 
  for 
  

   the 
  bungalow, 
  for 
  the 
  brief 
  simplicity 
  of 
  a 
  typical 
  bungalow 
  

   often 
  prevents 
  freedom 
  of 
  outdoor 
  life, 
  and 
  the 
  patio 
  is 
  most 
  

   appreciated, 
  for 
  it 
  offers 
  a 
  place 
  for 
  outdoor 
  lounging 
  in 
  

   strict 
  privacy. 
  

  

  The 
  entrance 
  to 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  into 
  a 
  great 
  living-hall, 
  in 
  

   which 
  are 
  the 
  stairs 
  to 
  the 
  second 
  story; 
  for 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  "rear" 
  

   hall. 
  This 
  great 
  hall 
  is 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  life 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  

   from 
  which 
  all 
  the 
  rooms 
  open 
  and 
  from 
  which 
  French 
  win- 
  

   dows 
  permit 
  of 
  ready 
  access 
  to 
  the 
  patio. 
  It 
  is 
  trimmed 
  

   with 
  oak, 
  finished 
  in 
  Flemish 
  style. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  beamed, 
  

   and 
  the 
  open 
  fireplace 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  buff 
  brick, 
  with 
  facings 
  

   rising 
  to 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  The 
  simplicity 
  of 
  the 
  hall 
  harmonizes 
  

   well 
  with 
  the 
  Mission 
  furniture 
  with 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  furnished. 
  

  

  The 
  reception 
  room 
  

   to 
  the 
  left 
  and 
  the 
  

   library 
  are 
  conven- 
  

   iently 
  placed, 
  and 
  

   are 
  finished 
  in 
  a 
  

   handsome 
  manner. 
  

  

  The 
  dining-room 
  

   is 
  treated 
  with 
  a 
  

   cream, 
  green 
  and 
  

   bronze 
  effect. 
  The 
  

   walls 
  are 
  paneled 
  

   with 
  paintings 
  of 
  

   fruits 
  and 
  flowers. 
  

   The 
  open 
  fireplace 
  

   has 
  a 
  marble 
  man- 
  

   tel. 
  The 
  sun-room, 
  

   adjoining 
  the 
  din- 
  

   ing-room, 
  is 
  used 
  

  

  