AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
A rustic fence and gateway 
January, 1911 
A Picturesque Ranch Bungalow amid Attractive Environs 
close to Nature, as he has expressed it, where he could own 
some_ chickens 
and a cow, and 
could raise his 
own garden 
truck. A few of 
such dreams have 
materialized, but 
the majority of 
the dreamers, no 
doubt, still call a 
flat or an apart- 
ment house home. 
Among the mi- 
nority of the 
dreamers is Dr. 
Geko benney, 
the owner of the 
picturesque ranch 
bungalow _ illus- 
trated by the ac- 
companying pho- 
tographs. 
The home is 
located near Los 
Angeles, Califor- 
Ma within a 
short distance of 
EARLY every city dweller, sometime, has 
By Scott Waverly 
expressed the wish that he could get away 
from the noise and bustle of the city to 
some quiet retreat in the country. He 
has indulged in day dreams from which 
he has builded a cozy country home amid acting. 
an electric car line, and near enough to the city for the 
owner to motor to his ofhce in about thirty-five minutes. 
It occupies three acres of ground 
meet all the requirements of the ordinary dream of the city 
dweller, and sufhciently improved to satisfy the most ex- 
The bungalow is of picturesque architecture, de- 
a plot large enough to 
a profusion of trees and flowers—_ signed with particular care to harmonize with its setting, 
The living-room 
and the profusion of trees and flowers in which it is em- 
bowered has been 
Ncleceed anc “alte 
‘ranged so as to 
create a general 
effect that is truly 
and ideally rural. 
The house is 
but one story in 
height and con- 
tains six rooms 
— living-room, 
breakfast-r o o m, 
kitchen and three 
bedrooms, __ be- 
sides the  bath- 
ro Om.) Spaeras 
shaped like a 
letter — a= 
minus the top, 
which creates a 
large court’ o'r 
patio in the rear, 
open at the broad 
end... A® bread 
veranda borders 
the court on the 
three enclosed 
