A sweet Craftsman bungalow in Sacramento, California.
At the end of the nineteenth century, there was a turn away from the highly decorative styles of the late Victorian period. Machine-made and mass-produced ornamentation drew particular criticism, and a return to a simpler, hand-crafted aesthetic developed.
In architecture, the movement found expression in several types of houses that were built in great numbers in all parts of the nation. The low-slung Bungalow form came into wide use after 1900 and was enormously popular.
Loosely based on, and named for, a type of dwelling in India, the Bungalow was a very popular house type. They were built in a wide range of materials, with discernible regional preferences.
The exposed roof beams interwoven with the chimney on the front gable is particularly well done on this example. The California architects Greene and Greene popularized this type of exposed “structure” drawn from traditional Japanese construction techniques.
Many examples of the Craftsman style can be found in Chapter 2 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.”
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