American Decades
"What Is a Bungalow?"
Magazine article
By: Phil M. Riley
Date: July 1912
Source: Riley, Phil M. "What Is a Bungalow?" Country Life in America, July 15, 1912, 11–12.
About the Publication: Country Life in America was published from 1901 to 1917 by Doubleday, Page & Co. After that it changed titles a number of times (New Country Life, Country Life in the War, Country Life and the Sportsman) and finally ceased publication altogether in 1942. Geared for sportsmen and people who lived or spent time in the country, the magazine included articles on gardening, dogs, country houses, and similar subjects.
Introduction
By 1912, bungalows had become a popular architectural style for American homes. The design of the American bungalow was an adaptation of the "true" bungalow style, which originated in India. Traditional Indian bungalows were designed in response to that...
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