Fall 1998 - Issue No. 19

Whether built in the teens or in the 1990s, it's evident that these bungalows are well-loved by the families who call them home. Two of these houses later appeared in the magazine (No. 23 and No. 24) with inspiring new exterior color schemes.

Architectural details:
Look for the decorative corbel detailing on one of the homes.
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Evans Home

Wolcott, IN, Jon and Karen Evans
This is our new little bungalow on the prairie. I designed it true to the Arts and Crafts style, and we moved in in 1996. It has attracted quite a bit of attention in our small town. Our home is just as unique on the inside, with vertical-grain fir floors and trim, built-in bookcases and china cabinets, a Rumford-style fireplace, reproduction plumbing fixtures and lighting, and so much more. We plan to grow old comfortably here.

Tulsa, OK, Nella Martin
My mother, Nella Gentis Short, purchased the land for her bungalow from the Indian Agency in Muskogee, Okla., in 1924 when she began her teaching career. Her father, Isaac Gentis, was a carpenter, and he built the home, hauling in bridge timbers by horse and wagon for the subflooring. My mother still owns the home; I have the original blueprint used to construct it, and also the original deed.
Martin Home

Eyler Home
Kansas City, MO, John Eyler
The qualities that attracted me to my 1929 bungalow are its simple plan, rooflines and the unusual stonework anchoring the porch and carport. It has 34 windows, all with the original wooden storm windows, each with a numbered brass plug in the sash. An unusual feature is the full two stories in the back, with sunlit rooms upstairs. I have renovated the living room, study, bath and dining room, and added on the porte cochere, as well as putting in a brick patio made from salvaged pavers from the Kansas City Stockyards.

Pitman, NJ, Denis and Cheryl Mercier
Our Craftsman-style house was one of several custom-built homes in the area, and originally belonged to the most prominent printer in town. It was built circa 1928, with cork insulation throughout. The woodwork is chestnut, and the hardwood floors inlaid along the perimeters. The home has five bedrooms and two baths, an arched passage between the living room and dining room and a full basement.
Mercier Home

McGuireHome
Mukwonago, WI William and Maxine McGuire
One of the most elegant homes when it was constructed in 1923, our Tudor-style house has 18-inch-thick walls with a rough stucco finish. We are only the third owners, and much of the house is in original condition. Most of the downstairs woodwork is unchanged, and we have double-hung leaded-glass windows, decorative soffit arches and a pantry that is still in use. The roof's original wood shingles were stained red, with a double overlap every four rows. It's a wonderful home.

Empire Village, MI, Kip and Ann Bonds
We are the first owners to occupy this home, which was built by a local lumber baron for a friend who managed the Storm Hill Apple Orchards. It dates from approximately 1910, and has a fieldstone chimney and porch foundation. Two of the four porch columns were retrieved from the barn next door and reinstalled. There are nine-and-a-half-foot ceilings throughout, oak colonnades separating the living and dining room, push-button light switches and a maple floor in the kitchen.
Bonds Home

Gagliardi Home
San Jose, CA, Donald Gagliardi
My house is in a neighborhood of many beautiful small bungalows and Victorian farmhouses. I believe it was built around 1920, and structurally, the home is in original condition with no add-ons or movement of walls. The woodwork has been painted over, but I intend to strip and stain it a dark oak tone. The bathroom has been restored with a claw-foot tub and decorative tiles, and my current project is a bungalow-style new front door.


Louisville, KY, Thomas and Karen Scott
We have lived in our 1929 Craftsman home since 1986. It was built in one of the oldest subdivisions in Louisville, and is brick veneer with six-over-one double-hung windows. Interior original features include lath-and-plaster walls, eight-inch baseboards and a built-in bookcase and mantel around the fireplace in the living room.
Scott Home


Bungalow-era Details:
Attention to detail and craftsmanship were hallmarks of the Arts and Crafts movement, even in the most modest home. Compare the clapboard siding, rafter tails and decorative vent slats of the Evanston, Ill., and Monrovia, Calif., homes to today's typical suburban track home. Some new houses-like the Sparkill, N.Y., bungalow-bring it off, with its gently curving porch opening, reminiscent of the larger Edmonton, Canada historic home.

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