248 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
This unconventional bungalow is built of terra cotta hollow tile, covered with rough plaster, and was designed by its owners 
An Unconventional Bungalow of Hollow Tile 
By E. I. Farrington 
ERHAPS all bungalows are expected to be 
unconventional, but if that be the case the 
one owned and occupied by Mr. John L. 
Hamilton of Wollaston, Mass., is excep- 
tionally so. It was designed in all its de- 
tails by Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, who take 
especial pride in the fact that there is not a single dark 
corner in it, even the closets being lighted. ‘The plans were 
made by Stewart and Marshall, architects. 
The walls of the bungalow are built of terra cotta hol- 
low tile and the exterior is 
covered with rough plaster. 
@n the roof is one of the 
fire-resisting roofing ma- 
terials now in common use, 
so that the house is prac- 
tically fireproof. 
Although the bungalow, 
with its wide porch in front 
and sun parlor at the rear, 
presents an attractive ap- 
parence from without, the 
interior arrangements are 
of greater interest. Being 
a true bungalow, the house 
has but one story. ‘The liv- 
ing-room, which occupies 
the center, extends to the 
roof, and is lighted in part | __—__—_—i'h essence 
by small dormers. At the The ‘‘Loafery”’ 
has burlap-covered walls and built-in seats 
rear 1s a massive fireplace and at the front over the en- 
trance-hall, a gallery which makes an ideal place for read- 
ing and writing. A group of latticed windows opens from 
this gallery and aid in giving light to the living-room. 
Opening from the living-room are all the other apart- 
ments. At the same time the rooms on each side constitute 
a suite. At the right are two bedrooms with a bathroom 
between. At the left are two bedrooms with double closets 
between. ‘These closets are very large and a door opens 
from one into the other, making what amounts to a secret 
passageway between the two 
rooms. Opening from the 
rear bedroom and from a 
hall leading to the living- 
room is another bathroom, 
thus providing for an un- 
usual degree of privacy. 
There is also a lavatory in 
the little hall just men- 
tioned and lighted by a 
window high in the wall 
looking into the kitchen. 
At the right of the en- 
trance vestibule is a coat- 
closet, a window from which 
opens into another closet 
connected with the owner’s 
room. This closet has an 
ae, outside window, so that both 
closets are lighted and can 
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