OCR Text |
Show Mr. William A. Rail ford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining- to the subject of building', for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he Is, without dnubt, the high eat authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 178 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp tor reply. bungalow t'pe of house so strongly tc American home builders. Especiallj in the suburbs or outlying districts oi our cities, where busy workers of the day seek rest amid surroundings like those of the country, and where even those of moderate means find it impossible impos-sible to call their home their own, the bungalow is in constantly increasing evidence. In the accompanying perspective view and floor plan we show a very neat and attractive five room cottage of the bungalow type, -vrhich can be built anywhere tor about $1,700. It is 24 feet 6 inches wide and 46 feet 6 inches long. The spacious porch across the entire front affords a shady outdoor retreat, where, we think, very much of the "living" will be done by the family at every opportunity oppor-tunity in fair weather. Entering the house we find ourselves in a large, inviting in-viting living room, also extending the full width of the house, with a seat along the left end, and a large fireplace fire-place at the right end, flanked by bookcases for the little library that should be found in every home. Straight down the center of the house runs a hallway, on each side of which opens off a commodious bedroom bed-room with ample closets, the latter being be-ing supplemented by two additional closets opening directly off the hall. Back of the bedrooms lie, on one side, the bathroom, entered from the hall, with still another closet (for linejj, etc.), and on the other side, the well-lighted well-lighted pantry opening directly off the kitchen. At the very end of the hall, a door opens into the dining room, which is directly connected with the amply lighted kitchen. From the latter lat-ter a door opens to the cellar stairway, stair-way, and another door to the back India was the original home of the bungalow, the native name for this type of house being bangla, which signifies a country house of one floor only. On account of the increasing popularity of the bungalow style of building in our own country.it will be of interest to note some of the special spe-cial characteristics associated with these structures in the land of their origin. In India it is the Europeans who live in the bungalows, which are built in all sizes and styles, according to the taste and wealth of the owner. The single ground-floor plan is frequently fre-quently departed from by the addition of rooms utilizing the under-roof space on the second floor. Invariably, however, how-ever, the bungalow is surrounded with a veranda, the roof of which affords a shelter from the sun, though in America Amer-ica the veranda is often confined to one end of the house or run only part of the way around. In the chief cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay some of the bungalows assume the proportions propor-tions of palatial residences, but in the smaller towns they are of more modest pretensions. In general, gen-eral, they are provided with exterior offices or buildings to accommodate the large retinue of servants common in Indian life. Besides private bungalows, there are military bungalows on a large scale porch. The cellar or basement can be built of any size desired, and is lighted by windows in the underpinning underpin-ning or the foundation walls. Every inch of space in this house is put to advantageous use, and the entire layout lay-out is convenient and adapted to the modern requirements of good lighting, heat and ventilation. for accommodating troops in the military mili-tary divisions; also public bungalows maintained by the government for the accommodation of travelers, in which are blended the features of an English roadside inn and an eastern caravansary. caravan-sary. These bungalows, though they vary greatly in actual comfort, are all built on the same plan. They are quadrangular in shape, one story high, with roofs projecting so as to form porticos and verandas. Along the trunk roads they are located an Indian's In-dian's day journey 12 or 15 miles apart. They are divided into suites of two, three, or four rooms, provided with bedsteads, tables and chairs, glass windows, and framed glass doors. Off each room is a bathroom, with standing jar of cool water. Travelers Trav-elers are expected to bring their serv- Dining Rm u wmaxr Kitchen - BCD Rm. i t living Room k 23'fXnO" r L Porch j Floor Plan. wits, bedding, cooking apparatus, etc., with them, though tableware, condiments, condi-ments, and sometimes even food and liquors, with cooking service, are supplied. sup-plied. At each travelers' bungalow is stationed a government peon, who acts as watchman, and who la bound to help travelers' servants in procuring food and fuel in the nearest village. The regular charge for the use of the bungalow is one rupee, or about half a dollar, a day. Natives seldom stop at these public bungalows, which are patronized pat-ronized almost exclusively by Europeans. Eu-ropeans. It is the artistic possibilities and low cost combined with available convenience con-venience of arrangement and lightening lighten-ing of the work the housewife having practically no stair climbing to tire her out which have commended the |