Craftsman Bungalow
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IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Some common characteristics include: Low-pitched, gabled roof, wide overhang of eaves, exposed rafters (rafter tails) under eaves, decorative brackets (knee braces or corbels); incised porch (beneath main roof); tapered or square columns supporting roof or porch; 4-over-1 or 6-over-1 sash windows, often with Frank Lloyd Wright design motifs; hand-crafted stone or woodwork, often mixed materials throughout structure.Craftsman bungalows constitute over 50 percent of the homes.
The Craftsman Bungalow is a home design that became popular at the end of Victorian era and reflected the desire to depart from the excesses of that age. The terms "craftsman" and "bungalow" are often used interchangably, though there is a fundamental distinction. "Craftsman" refers generally to the Arts and Crafts movement and is considered an architectural or interior style, whereas "bungalow" is a particular form of house or building. Thus, a bungalow can exhibit a craftsman style, and many of them indeed did so. The bungalow form became the common builder's house between 1910-1920. By the 1990s the craftsman style and its associated bungalow form was enjoying a revival across the United States which has yet to ebb. More Americans are either restoring older bungalows or purchasing newer "neo-craftsman" bungalows constructed now by the larger "production" builders or as specially designed custom homes.
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