June, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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een from the Porch 



The Entrance Front of the House, Showing Outdoor Sleeping-room Over the Rear Lobby 



brick mantel, with a fireplace even larger than the one in the dining-room. The heating here is secured by series of pipes at the ceiling 

 nd near the walls. This was necessary in order to allow the condensation to flow back readily to the boiler in the cellar. 



To screen these pipes from view and yet secure full heating efficiency, a trellis of wooden slats was arranged in such manner as to 

 ;ive an arched arbor effect to the ceiling, tending all the more to make the name "Bungalow" appropriate. The Bungalow woodwork 

 3 cypress, stained a medium dark brown. A wainscot five feet high extends around the room, and the walls above are covered with 

 gured matting The general scheme is Japanese. 



A basement hall, with outside entrance, extends the full width of the Bungalow and between it and the laundry and cellar. In addi- 

 ion to the Bungalow staircase there is another stairway from the first story to the laundry and cellar, directly under the main stairs. 

 ^ clothes chute extends from the second story to the laundry. The kitchen has all the conveniences, such as gas and coal ranges, 

 ink, dressers, etc., and a servants' hall and well-lighted and ventilated refrigerator closet. The kitchen walls are tiled five feet high, 

 nd the woodwork is enameled white. The walls are painted and stippled a light buff — in fact it is a model kitchen. 



The house is thoroughly lighted by electricity, and is also equipped with a complete system of electric bells and house telephone, 

 fhe steam-heating plant is thoroughly up to date, being what is known as the "Vapor Vacuum System." 



Used as an Amusement Hall 



The Stairs Rise Out of the Living-room, which Is the Feature of the House 



