122 
April, 1914 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Unconventional Bungalow Cottage 
By E. I. Farrington 
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^ erb, “You canna ex- 
pect to be baith grand 
and comfortable.” 
d'herc seems to be no 
reason, though, why a 
bungalow type of cot- 
tage should not be both 
artistic and comfortable. Certainly this combination has 
been achieved in the home built by Mr. John Laird near 
Brockton, Mass, d’he bungalow is decidedly unconven- 
tional and yet exceedingly attractive. It has eight rooms 
altogether, two of them being on the second floor, and at 
the rear of one is a large glassed-in sleeping-porch. 
The house is covered with wide siding except at the ends 
of the gables, where there is stucco on wire lath. 'Fhe sid- 
ing is painted white, the stucco is cream color and the trim 
is brown. The roof is covered with asbestos shingles. Kx- 
tending more than half way across the front is a wide porch, 
surmounted by a pergola which is supported by heavy 
cement pillars. Between the pillars are substantial flower 
boxes, also made of cement. 
7 'he front door opens into the living-room, which is richly 
finished in oak with oak panels two-thirds the height of the 
side walls, giving a very handsome effect. The dining-room 
1 1 
8 ““ 
beyond is also finished in 
oak but without the pan- 
eled walls. Both rooms 
have beamed ceilings. 
Perhaps the most inter- ^ 
esting feature of the 
dining-room is a built-in | Hmhkomowb 
buffet of a somewhat un- 
usual character. Of generous proportions, without being 
obtrusively prominent, this buffet not only has glass doors, 
but is lined throughout with mirrors, while the shelves 
themselves are made of plate-glass. There is a large, 
square bay in the dining-room with three double hung 
windows, which furnish an abundance of light. 
The den is reach<!d from a tiny hall into which the living- 
room also opens. Leading from this hall are the front 
stairs and in place of the customary hand rail is a heavy 
plush cord. Beyond the hall is a bathroom which has a 
tiled floor and dado. The chamber opening from this bath- 
room is finished in white enamel. 
I'his house, as built, actually cost not far from $10,000, 
the expensive finish in the various rooms, adding much to 
the total. With a less expensive treatment a house of the 
same design might easily be built according to the architect, 
W. F. Barlow, of Brockton, for the moderate sum of $5,500. 
The residence of Mr. John Laird. Brockton, Massachusetts 
