September, 1911 
many of the Cali- 
fornia bungalows 
are designed in this 
way, the concrete 
pillars, in their 
original soft gray, 
form a charming 
contrast to the terra- 
cotta flags of the 
court, and inthe 
hands of a good 
architect are a de- 
lightful accessory to 
the building. Wood 
with a rustic finish 
combines harmoni- 
ously with concrete 
in many ways. The 
old English style of 
beamed and _plas- 
tered houses has sug- 
gested some of our 
most beautiful bun- 
galows. The artistic 
sense is always 
pleased at the sight 
of beams and shin- 
gles stained a rich, 
soft brown and 
brought into direct 
contact witha slight- 
ly roughened pure- 
gray surface in con- 
crete. 
But however sim- 
ple the treatment 
may be when con- 
crete is used in small 
houses, there is 
bound to be a little 
more formality — a 
shade more of pre- 
tension—than in the 
cobblestone. The 
cobblestone is a 
child of the earth 
and seems to spring 
chiefly from the soil. 
When the stones 
are used as we see 
them in one of our illustrations, with an admirable realiza- 
tion of their full worth ornamentally, when the bungalow is 
built in the broad, low and generous lines of the one here 
pictured, there is such sincerity in its design and such com- 
The front walk, which enters: Mr. Parsons’ bungalow at the side. 
well as the steps leading to the porch 
walk, steps and tiled floor 
dependence. 
The front porch of Mr. Parsons’ bungalow, showing the front door and 
French sash side-light, with cobblestones, brick and timber details 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
The walk is of brick, as 
The porch of Mr. Parsons’ bungalow, showing the front walk coming in at the side, brick 
Detail of a mantel in the residence of H. B. Ainsworth, at Azusa, 
designed by L. B. Pemberton, architect 
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plete simplicity that 
we may almost pro- 
claim it the ideal 
bungalow. 
The skilful archi- 
tect who wishes to 
obtain the deep 
shadows of a wide, 
low porch will so 
design his building 
that there are sunny 
windows, opening 
perhaps on an un- 
covered terrace. On 
the other side of 
the room into which 
this shadow falls he 
will assist the effect 
of his great cobble- 
stone pillars by low- 
beamed ceilings and 
wide eaves, but he 
will take care that 
the sun is not shut 
out from a building 
crouching close to 
the ground, and 
that its bulk and 
solidity will not de- 
generate into heavi- 
ness. 
som earraysipmthe 
bungalow idea, one 
mut have a keen 
sense of the atmos- 
phere which a 
building radiates. 
“The spirit of the 
place’ could not be 
more strongly em- 
phasized than in de- 
fining the difference 
between a_ bunga- 
low and a cottage, 
and until this dif- 
fegence 1S Tecoo= 
nized and defined it 
is impossible to 
build a_ successful 
bungalow. Briefly, 
I would say that while the cottage is snug and conserva- 
tively correct, the bungalow should radiate a certain in- 
It is characterized by freedom from conven- 
tion, and it should always confront one as a_ surprise 
Gal= 
