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House & Garden 
A FORMAL BUNGALOW for A SMALL FAMILY 
Designed for House IF Garden 
by Dewitt Id. Fessenden 
I N designing the type of bungalow which is 
produced here I had in mind a small, dig¬ 
nified home which would meet the general re¬ 
quirements of a family whose means would 
not permit a servant or for people who pre¬ 
ferred to do their own work. 
The plans call for a formal arrangement. 
The main entrance is in the center of the 
house. A small vestibule protects the front 
door from the weather. On each side of the 
door is a coat closet, arranged so you can re¬ 
move your wraps without crossing the living 
room. 
Directly opposite the entrance is a large con¬ 
crete fireplace with two French doors opening 
on to the veranda and an enclosed formal 
garden. 
A small hall at the left of the living room 
connects the two bedrooms and 
bath. The bedrooms have good 
closet space and plenty of win¬ 
dows. There is a linen closet 
at each end of the hall. The 
bathroom is large and is con¬ 
veniently located with reference 
to the bedrooms. The hall is 
reduced as much as is possible 
to give the greatest amount of 
space to the closets and bed¬ 
rooms. A small skylight fur¬ 
nishes light for the hall. 
At the right of the living 
room is the dining room, kitchen 
and service entrance. French 
windows open out on the tiled 
veranda, which terminates in a 
wall fountain at the opposite 
end. Meals can be served on 
this veranda during the sum¬ 
mer months. 
The Service Department 
The kitchen is 13' x 16' with 
a large kitchen pantry, good 
sized cupboards, sink and tubs. 
Easy access to the cellar is af¬ 
forded by the .stairs, the door 
to which opens directly from the 
kitchen. A pantry connecting 
the kitchen and the dining room 
contains cupboards and the ice 
box, which may be filled at the 
service entrance. This entrance 
opens in the enclosed kitchen 
French windows open from the house-depth living 
room on to a paved terrace, from which steps lead to 
the enclosed garden. A dining room is on one side 
and a bedroom on the other 
The house is built around a big living room, with dining room 
and service quarters on one side and two bedrooms on the other. 
The woodwork should be light Colonial molding painted white and 
ivory, whitewood being used 
Rose covered trellises break 
the path lines in the garden 
yard which is connected with 
the street by walls. 
The rear porch is covered 
over by a metal awning which 
when not desired can be rolled 
up to allow more light to the 
living room. The garden has 
two pergolas with a fountain 
between. Planting is arranged 
so as to have continuous bloom 
from early Spring until late Fall. 
At the left of this garden is the 
vegetable garden. The living 
room chimney provides for the 
flues for both fireplace and fur¬ 
nace. 
Finish and Fittings 
All rooms are to be in light 
Colonial moldings and painted 
ivory and white (whitewood 
painted). The underflooring 
should be rough and the upper 
of first quality selected Georgia 
pine, tongued and grooved, filled 
The outside walls are stucco over hollow tile, metal lath or mastic board. 
Chimneys of rough brick stuccoed. The roof is covered with heavy split 
cypress shingles stained green or brown 
and waxed or oiled. 
The heating is by a warm air heating appa¬ 
ratus. The cellar floor should be cement finish 
over concrete. Cellar ceiling should be 6' 8" 
high; first floor 9' 6" high. 
The roof to be covered with heavy split 
cypress shingles, stained green or brown. The 
ridge covered with galvanized iron, all leads 
and gutters heavy galvanized iron. 
Chimneys should be of rough brick cov¬ 
ered with stucco and should have terra cotta 
flue lining. The outside walls to be of hollow 
tile or metal lath construction or mastic board. 
Note: Readers who may wish to purchase 
the plans of this small bungalow can obtain 
them by addressing Mr. Dewitt H. Fessenden, 
c/o House & Garden, 19 West 44 th Street , 
New York. , Complete plans and specifications 
will be furnished. 
