The sun., 1919-09-07

HERRICK.
The small house has come into Its
own. thanks to high rents. Mr.. Average
Apartment Dweller, whether he live In
Greenwich Village or ON Washington
Heights, or in any of the districts be-
tween. has watched his rent soar and he
has no hope that 1t will come down
soon.
Perhaps he has attempted to rent a
house in the suburbs, only to discover
that all houses within his means are al
renfy occupied, either by recent pur-
chabers or by tenants with long term
leases. This has set him to thinking and
he begins to spend his Sundays haunting
the auction sales of lots and the offices
OF suburban real estate agents. Almost
before he realizes II he has bought a
couple of lots, for which he has paid
anywhere from s125 to 5000 apiece, de-
perAlng upon their location. He must
build
The bungalow type of house seers
especially adapted to his needs. 1t is
one of the few small houses which ran
be had in an endless variety Of designs
at a low cost The permanent bungalow
home can be built at a cost of between
$500 and $4,000. OF course, one can
build a house of the seashore bungalow
variety for as low as $1,000, but It is
not practical and lots In desirable
neighborhood are generally sold with
the restriction that no house costing
less than $500 can be built on them
Ten Different Types of Bungalow.
He can build a really good bungalow
the type that II takes many raises In
salary for the family to outgrow-for
$1,000. The bungalow at this price would
consist OF six rooms and bath. II could
be built of stucco. The lower priced
bungalows would be much the same, but
Of boards or shingles.
This type of house successfully COM
bats the objection that all small and in
expensive houses must be just alike, for
there are ten types of bungalows rang
ing from the tent house Of Southern
California to the elaborate Adirondack
lodge. The bungalow also disproves the
theory that an inexpensive house must
OF a necessity. be hideous
Architects differ. as to the relative
merits Of the bungalow and cottage
types for the small house. Charles Ed
ward Hodges, formerly resident architect
at Leland Stanford University, now as
sociated with Dwight James Baum al
Riyerdale-on-Hudson believes that the
bungalow is best for the small lot and
"Shortly before / left California
built a block of small houses in Sar
Francisco" said Mr.. Hodges. None oi
the lots had more than a thirty-hvt
foot frontage and no two houses were
elike. Ths inside of the houses was the
same but the exterior was different
They wGe just as cheap as block o
houses which were exactly alike woult
have been. I would like TO see the Cali
fofnia bungalow type transplanted to h'
East with greater frequency 1t com
blues charm with low cost and there arr
endless varieties of bungalows"
Mr. Hodges believes that the residen
tia work of California Is far superior
to- that OF the East particularly in re
speet to small houses. He thinks tina
the builders of inexpensive houses II
this part of the country have been too
INCLINED to copy the same designs yea
after year.
Advantages of California Type.
tThe Californian bungalow In Its NOR,
elaborate form is inspired by English o.
Italian architecture" said Mr.. Hodges
"It-ran be adapted to the rolling coun
try about Long Island Sound with espe
ciat success.
perhaps one, of the greatest saving
coDHected with the California bungaloV
lies in the fact that the cellar does no
extend under the entire building Their
is a cellar beneath the kitchen ant
laundry. but we do not consider 1t nee
essary to excavate under the entir
building. This makes the bungalow typ
OF house ideal for any locality wher
cellars are apt TO be damp. for water
proof cellars are expensive"
Before the war. Mr.. Hodges said,
most attractive California bungaloy
could be built for approximately $4,000
With the present high cost OF building
I i,.s terlaIs Tic ssIas house would probab!
cost $1,000.
'.Servants like the conveniences Of tn
bungalow" said Mr.. Hodges. 18th
laundry, kitchen and maids room ar
placed on the same floor and this save
her stair climbing. The average mai,
also appreciates labor saving device
like the folding ironing board, whicl
build In the laundry, and the con
cealed closets for table leaves In tn
dining room" .
Mr.. Hodges believes the architec
( should plan the landscape work as we
as the house itself. He thinks this
particularly true In the case OF tn
small house built on the small plot. /
due care Is given to the landscapin
he does not beiieva that even a goo