May, 1 910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS , 



185 



ome California Bungalows 



By Helen Lukens Gaut 



^HE widespread interest in the building of a 

 bungalow in the past few years has in- 

 spired the subject of this article. The 

 group of bungalows presented is of the 

 kind to be seen along the Pacific Coast, 

 and at the same time will be found adapt- 

 able, with a few moderations, to any place 

 or clime. The great desire of the city dweller of moderate 

 means is to live in the country during the summer months 

 or a part of the year, and how to do it has been a problem 

 which he has found very hard to solve, on account of the 

 expense involved. This question, however, is answered, to 

 a certain degree, by the bungalows which are presented in 

 this article, as they show how it is possible to have a small 

 one in the country at as low a cost as $150. 



The first little bungalow (Figs, i, 2 and 3) presented in 

 this series was built for F. L. Orr, Esq., at Pasadena, Cali- 

 fornia, for $560. It contains three rooms, a large closet, 

 bath and screened porch, as well as a veranda at the front 

 of the house. The exterior of the bungalow is good, the 

 plan is excellent, and the cost is low, a combination cer- 

 tainly in its favor, especially for those of moderate means, 

 who just want a place of this kind that will answer the re- 

 quirements for a time at least. 



In construction it is too light for an all-year use in a 

 cold climate, but for a moderate one it is an admirable type. 

 The exterior walls are built of rough one-inch by twelve- 



the other, and are stained a light green. Under this wood- 

 work there are placed four-inch by four-inch beams, spaced 

 two feet apart, and extendmg from end to end of the 

 room, and stained black. The joints of the boards show- 

 ing between the beams are covered with redwood strips left 

 m their natural color, while the balance of the woodwork, 

 including the panehng, is stamed black. The brick mantel 

 has been painted green, to correspond with the walls and 

 the ceiling boards. There are three latticed windows in 

 this room, each extending twelve inches beyond the main 

 wall, making an attractive wmdow-ledge on the inside, and 

 breaking the straight hnes of the exterior. The bedroom 

 walls are covered with green burlap, and the boarded and 

 battened ceiling is painted a light yellow. The window- 

 ledge and the rest ot the interior woodwork have been 

 painted white. The walls ana ceiling of the bathroom 

 and the clothes closet are of twelve-inch boards and battens 

 painted white. 



The cost ot this bungalow was as follows : 



Lumber, windows, doors and screens .... $295 



Labor 125 



Plumbing 140 



Total $560 



The bungalow shown in big. 4 was built for Mr. Thomas 

 G. Nester, at Pasadena, from plans prepared by B. Mar- 

 shall Wotykins, architect, of the same place. The cobble- 



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1 — A bungalow built for the 

 of $560.00 



low cost 





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inch boards, with the joints covered with 

 three-inch battens, all of Oregon pine. 

 The walls of the building are treated with 

 a dark green stain. The shingled roof 

 and chimney and window frame have been 

 painted white. The house is built on four- 

 inch by four-inch posts, and is boarded 

 around the base. The living-room is 

 treated in the most harmonious manner, 

 composed in a combination of wood and 

 canvas, the walls being paneled to the 

 height of two feet six inches, with eight- 

 inch Oregon pine boards of good grain and smooth finish. 

 Above this panel-work the walls are covered with a dark 

 green canvas, on which narrow vertical wood strips are 

 placed at intervals of twelve inches, giving the effect of a 

 paneled wall. The ceiling of the room is unique. Eight- 

 inch Oregon boards extend from one side of the room to 



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The living-room in the bungalow 

 shown in Fig. 1 



Fig. 3 — First floor plan 



stone chimney and terrace wall are the 

 chief characteristics of the exterior of the 

 house. The underpinning is of cobble- 

 stone, the first story is covered with clap- 

 boards, and the gables with shingles. The 

 front door, with its four square lights, is 

 an artistic feature of the house. 



The next house, shown in Fig. 5, was 

 built for $250. It is a simple little dwell- 

 ing, containing two rooms and a bath- 

 room, with a pleasing setting about the 

 exterior. 

 The interesting bungalow shown in Fig. 6 was built for 

 Miss Young at South Pasadena. It is constructed of clap- 

 boards for its exterior walls, and is covered with a shingled 

 roof. A quaint porch is placed in the center of the build- 

 ing, which is reached from the street by a walk extending 

 directly to the front door, it cost $500. 



