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Craftsman Bungalow

Craftsman Bungalow
Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: Distinctive Houses, this is a Craftsman-type bungalow - very different than the British bungalows I first knew.
I really love this style of house. They are found in many different states in America. We have a few in my Vermont town that are on the National Historic Registry.
Here are some features of the Craftsman bungalow, taken from an article on the Arts and Crafts movement (wikipedia).

Low-pitched roof lines, gabled or hipped roof;
Deeply overhanging eaves;
Exposed rafters or decorative brackets under eaves;
Front porch beneath extension of main roof;
Tapered, square columns supporting roof;
4-over-1 or 6-over-1 double-hung windows (Newer Craftsman houses may have 2-over-1 or 3-over-1 casement windows);
Frank Lloyd Wright design motifs;
Shingles;
Hand-crafted stone or woodwork;
Mixed materials throughout structure;
Symmetrical.

This particular bungalow is in California and the image is an RPPC. with a date range of 1904 - 1918. (AZO, four up diamonds)
This is in an album given to me by a library patron. Her parents had friends in California and they sent many photos back east.

Below is another RPPC (1918 - 1930) from the same album, showing a newly constructed bungalow in California.

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 Deborah Lundbech
 RicksPics
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You are probably aware of this but I was surprised to learn how many homes of this period in the U.S. were purchased from catalogs, from Sears & Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, and dozens of other companies. From 1900 until the 1960s, thousands of theses homes were sold and constructed. The home my wife lived in as a child was a Sears home. Everything to complete the house was shipped to the buyer with the exception of concrete foundation.
This website has an extensive number of links to various catalogs of the period, complete with plans and prices. www.antiquehomestyle.com/plans
Here is a brief Wikipedia article on Sears catalog home sales: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Catalog_Home
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
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Hi Rick - I actually only became aware of it when our friends bought a house in New Hampshire and told us it was a "Sears house" from about 1910. Their model house is fairly easy for me to spot now - but I know there were many different styles offered.
Thank you for the links - I'm off to check them out!
5 years ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
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Great links - thanks!
5 years ago.

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