We tend to think of bungalows as wooden shingled structures, but exterior materials vary geographically, as well as from style to style. Clapboard or siding, brick, stucco, cement, logs and a variety of native stone are all seen on original bungalows.

Architectural details:
Can you pick out the two shed-roof style bungalows? Answer appears below...

	Los Angeles, CA, James Kerswell The original porch extended halfway across the front of my bungalow when it was built in 1906. Shortly afterward, most of it was enclosed and opened to the front bedroom. A sleeping porch was added to the rear of the house at an unknown date. Its canvas covers were replaced with windows by my grandfather in 1942, then the room was paneled in knotty pine in the late '40s and turned into a den/hobby room.
Howell, MI, Edward and Lynn Francis We think our home was built around 1925. It is similar to "The Vallejo," a design by the Lewis Manufacturing Co. The house was a slum for years and poorly maintained, but we're trying to bring it back! Much of the original hardware remains, and the leaded-glass doors on the fireplace bookshelves are still intact.
	Buffalo, NY, Carol Hammond-Ronci and Anthony Ronci Our 1917 bungalow was built on the original site of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. Its features include inlaid hardwood floors, leaded- and stained-glass windows, a sleeping porch, oak woodwork throughout, built-in bookcases and an open, spacious floor plan. Your magazine has been an inspiration!
Lake Toxaway, NC, Stephen and Cynthia Wood We built this vacation home in 1997, based on our admiration of the bungalow style and existing old homes in our South Carolina neighborhood. It has the shed roof, porte cochere, Prairie-style window and door treatments, stone foundation and requisite cozy front porch of a bungalow. The interior is furnished in Arts and Crafts antiques, and has bead-board wainscoting, Craftsman light fixtures and a natural-cherry mantelpiece and cupboards. We were proud to join the ranks of bungalow owners-although we had to create one ourselves!
	Kingsville, Ontario, David Wylupek My English Arts and Crafts "cottage" was built in 1906 on an estate on Lake Erie and was known as the "Leslyn." It has 6,000 square feet, three fireplaces, two inglenooks and the entire main floor is paneled in oak and walnut with a typical plate rail and frieze. The house is notable for the early use of steel I-beams and steel-reinforced concrete. All original light fixtures are in place, but the home had suffered extensive water damage and neglect over the past 50 years, so I am in the process of renovating.
Minneapolis, MN, Tom Melmer and Mike Damon Our 1922 house is in the Longfellow Bungalow Community of Minneapolis. We bought it five years ago because of all the beautiful woodwork inside. We have redone the whole house except the kitchen- our last and biggest project. Bungalows are the perfect house for long Minnesota winters; it's great to sit by the fireplace and watch the snow come down!
	Ripley, MS, Tommy Covington My bungalow was built in 1924 as a church parsonage using lumber from what was probably an antebellum house previously on the site. The house had been vacant for several years, and I am in my second year of restoring it to livable condition. I've decided not to return to the original colors: red brick with a green roof and white trim. This rear view is its best side until the 1960s wrought-iron porch posts are replaced with proper wooden ones.
Kansas City, MO, Lee Ann Perez We bought our bungalow in 1990. It's in the Coleman Highlands area, a historic district. It is still quite original, with wonderful, livable spaces. We have four bedrooms, two full baths, living and dining rooms, plus a music room. I thought readers would enjoy seeing one more translation of this great style.
Shed-Roof Style: The newly constructed Lake Toxaway house, and the Kansas City period home are both shed-roof bungalows. This style is distinguished by a side gable (the portion that forms a triangle) with a roof that slopes to the front and a front dormer, usually over the front door.