May, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND 



GARDENS 



175 



A BUNGALOW AT HIGHLAND BEACH, N. J. 



By 



NK^flOl.As" Dlii^ANl). 



.HE chief charm of a bungalow is its simple 

 characteristics, and when an architect at- 

 tempts to elaborate upon these ideas of sim- 

 plicity he forfeits the principle of the art 

 of bungalow building. Mr. John H. Dun- 

 can, an architect of New York, has designed 

 for Mr. Hettrick. a most unusual bungalow for this vicinity, 

 having used the Californian Mission style for his prototype. 



The exterior of the house is interesting; three of its walls 

 are enclosed with a piazza extending around three sides of 

 the building, which is covered with a roof gracefully falling 

 down from the main roof. The bungalow is built on cedar 

 posts, on the inside of which are two-inch planks to form a 

 cellar. The building above the grade is covered with white 

 cedar shingles and is left to weather-finish. The trimmings 

 are painted a cream 

 color and the posts 

 to the piazza are 

 painted dull brown. 



The plan is in the 

 form of a U-shaped 

 house, with a main 

 building, at either 

 end of which is a 

 wing, between which 

 wings is built the 

 patio or open court. 

 This court, while 

 different from the 

 patio in its origin, 

 affords nearly all 

 the privacy and 

 comforts offered by 



A Porch Surrounds Three Sides of the Bungalow 



the enclosed court and at the same time permits a free use 

 of plants and shrubs. The patio is an interesting feature for 

 the bungalow, for the brief simplicity of a typical bungalow 

 often prevents freedom of outdoor life, and the patio is most 

 appreciated, for it offers a place for outdoor lounging in 

 strict privacy. 



The entrance to the house is into a great living-hall, in 

 which are the stairs to the second story; for there is no "rear" 

 hall. This great hall is the center of the life of the house, 

 from which all the rooms open and from which French win- 

 ciows permit of ready access to the patio. It is trimmed 

 with oak, finished in Flemish style. The ceiling is beamed, 

 and the open fireplace is built of buff brick, with facings 

 rising to the ceiling. T he simplicity of the hall harmonizes 

 well with the Mission furniture with which it is furnished. 



The reception room 

 to the left and the 

 library are conven- 

 iently placed, and 

 are finished in a 

 handsome manner. 



The dining-room 

 is treated with a 

 cream, green and 

 bronze effect. The 

 walls are paneled 

 with paintings of 

 fruits and fiowers. 

 The open fireplace 

 has a marble man- 

 tel. The sun-room, 

 adjoining the din- 

 ing-room, is used 



