American Bungalow Style Winter, Robert

Description: About the AuthorRobert Winter is the Arthur G. Coons Professor of the History of Ideas, emeritus, at Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he has taught American and European social and intellectual history for many years. Author of The California Bungalow (1980) and "The Simple Bungalow" in Home Sweet Home (1983, Charles Moore, ed.), Winter has written extensively about the American Arts and Crafts movement and has recently edited Toward a Simpler Way of Life, a book on California's Arts and Crafts architects. His other books include A Guide to Architecture in San Francisco and Northern California (1985) and Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide (1994), both with David Gebhard. An active preservationist, Winter has served on the Los Angeles and Pasadena, California, cultural heritage commissions. He lives in a glorified bungalow, the Pasadena house built by Ernest and Alice Batchelder that is included in American Bungalow Style.Product DescriptionMore than three hundred full-color photographs present a wide range of these turn-of-the-century architectural gems, offering a wealth of ideas and creative suggestions for restoring and decorating historic homes. 15,500 first printing.From Library JournalThe "simplicity and artistry" of bungalow residences, built during the first part of this century, continues to generate admirers, and throughout the country "bungalow heavens" are being revived. Expanding on his California Bungalow (Hennessy & Ingalls, 1980), Winter provides a historical and architectural overview of bungalows, describing room by room the function and importance of each to a bungalow dweller's lifestyle. Beautifully photographed examples of restored houses from throughout North America comprise the majority of the book. Ending with descriptions and suppliers of decorative items that typify bungalow interiors, this comprehensive guide will be a popular addition to any interior design collection.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Chapter 1BUNGALOW MANIAAt the turn of the century bungalows took America by storm. These small houses, some costing as little as $900, helped fulfill many Americans' wish for their own home, equipped with all the latest conveniences. Central to the bungalow's popularity was the idea that simplicity and artistry could harmonize in one affordable house. The mania for bungalows marked a rare occasion in which serious architecture was found outside the realm of the rich. Bungalows allowed people of modest means to achieve something they had long sought: respectability. With its special features -- style, convenience, simplicity, sound construction, and excellent plumbing -- the bungalow filled more than the need for shelter. It provided fulfillment of the American dream.The bungalow was practical, and it symbolized for many the best of the good life. On its own plot of land, with a garden, however small, and a car parked out front, a bungalow provided privacy and independence. To their builders and owners, bungalows meant living close to nature, but also with true style.THE BUNGALOW DEFINEDWhat is a bungalow anyway? Where does the name come from? And what is so good about bungalows?The definition seems easy. Most dictionaries are explicit: a bungalow is a one- or one-and-a-half-story dwelling. Good enough, except that since the period when most bungalows were produced -

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