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Bungalows: American Houses of the Arts & Crafts Style
Bungalows American Houses of the Arts Crafts Style Author:Paul Duchscherer Both the name and the style of architecture known as bungalow have undergone many transitions. Originally an indigenous dwelling in the Bengal area of India called a bangala, the name was anglicized and applied in England to small seaside cottages and houses in suburban real estate developments. From England, both the small, comfortable style ... more »and the new name emigrated around 1880 to the United States in the form of vacation lodgings and homes for middle-class Americans; the fashion reached its peak around the end of the 1920s. Bungalows are enjoying a resurgence of popularity, as shown by the photos of authentically renovated homes in this book of postcards« less