The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-23
BUNGALOW WAS
FIRST SMALL
HOME
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Development Of the California
Type Has Played Big Role
In American Building

Two powerful forces now char
acterize American BODYBUILDING.
These tendencies-gI-ater Give
ability" and improved quality :
are more pronounced than ever
before. AS the result, the home
builder Of today looks more
attentively to the interior Of his
house than formerly.
Equipment which saves labor and
provides comfort and convenience,
and careful planning to secure max.
iInum use of space, rank in i'm
portance with the consideration
given the selection of building mate
rails and the choice Of mouse design.
But there has been no sacrifice
Of attractiveness or ideals. The
architect has kept pace with the
manufacturer. so that today the
average American home is as pleas.
Ing to the eye as it is comfortable
to live in.
Much Progress Made.
Compare this with the home OF
our grandfathers. Contrast it with
the residence Of even fifty years
ago. Who can fail to appreciate
the progress made? The transition
from the log cabin of the early set
tiers to the modern American home
marks a period OF great develop
ment; but, it must be acknowledged,
the greatest advancement has &C.
CURED in the past quarter century.
Progress made in home building
since the days Of the pioneers to
the beginning of the twentieth CEN
fury can be termed little more than
normal. 1t merely followed the
general trend of educational and
Industrial development.
In the early development OF home
building in this country, European
ideas of proportions, contour and
room arrangement quite naturally
crept into American designing. Ris-
ing cost of building materials has
brought about space-saving conStd-
Grafton to such an extent that 1t
is now the aim of home builders to
utilize every square inch. Rela-
ton Of the position of one room to
another, and the convenience OF
the whole arrangement are studied
now as never before.
Perfection of the modern small
home began early in the twentieth
century with the appearance OF the
California bungalow. This hand
some little structure not only ap.
pealed strongly to the artistic sense
of the public, but conferred atten-
ton for the first time upon home
equipment.
Presents Many Possibilities.
The modern home offers an in
centive for the production Of more
attractive building materials. One
characteristic Of the bungalow and
it's adaptations is that it may be
produced in a variety Of materials.
Cement, brick and wood lend them
selves naturally to the treatment
of bungalow exteriors. These ma
terials, in fact, have undergone as
extensive development in recent
years as has the houses into which
they are placed.
Concrete, perhaps, has experienced
the most sensational Development
Broader knowledge of aggregates
and mixing methods has removed
all doubt of it's suitability for home
building. Cement has been used
in Increasingly enormous quantities
since 1898, when the American
product had begun to win the con.
ftdence of builders. Although fac.
tories were established in Pennsyl.
vania and Indiana as early as 1872.
It required twenty-five years for
the American manufacturers to es.
taolish a reputation for the home
products, during which European
cenent was used almost exclusively.
zan cement now sup
pies the entire home market. and
over 49,. 100000 barrels were mani.
featured In 1923.