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A BUNGALOW OF IRREGULAR FORM AND UNUSUALLY INTERESTING CONSTRUCTION
Published in The Craftsman, April, 1907
VIEW OF THE BUNGALOW SHOWING COURT AND PERGOLA, DINING PORCH AND SLOPE OF THE HILL.
THE plans and drawings of this bungalow, while partly our own, are adapted from rough sketches sent us by one of our subscribers, Mr. George D. Rand, of Auburndale, Mass. Mr. Rand is an architect who has retired from active work, and these sketches were made for his own bungalow, which is situated in the mountain region of New Hampshire. In sending us the sketches, Mr. Rand kindly gave us per-mission to use the idea as outlined by him. with such alterations as seemed best to us. In accordance with this permission, we make quite a number of minor modifications in the original design, and many of the suggestions for construction are our own.
The house is somewhat irregular in design, but is so admirably proportioned and planned that the broken lines impress one as they do
62when seen in some old English house that has grown into its present shape through centuries of alteration in response to changing needs. It seems above all things to be a house fitted to crown a hilltop in the open country, especially where the slope is something the same as indicated in the site here shown. The line from the back of the roof down to the boat landing comes as near to being a perfect relation of house and ground as is often seen, and this relation is of the first importance in the attempt to suit a house to its environment.
The exterior walls and the roof are of shingles, and the foundations, parapets, columns and chimneys are of split stone laid up in dark cement. The construction of the roof is admirable and, with all the irregularity, there is a certain ample graciousness and dignity in line and proportion. At the front