Chicago Bungalow
Bungalows in and near Chicago, Illinois were often simple working class homes constructed of brick. Find facts below.
Like bungalows in other parts of the country, many Chicago Bungalows have leaded glass windows, natural woodwork, ceramic tile, and other Craftsman details. Distinguishing characteristics of the Chicago Bungalow include:
Like bungalows in other parts of the country, many Chicago Bungalows have leaded glass windows, natural woodwork, ceramic tile, and other Craftsman details. Distinguishing characteristics of the Chicago Bungalow include:
- Brick construction
- Full basement
- Narrow frontage
- Hipped roof
- Large gabled dormer facing the street
- Spacious porch, often enclosed
- Chicago Bungalow Initiative
- Bungalow Styles.
- Bricks into Gems by Andrew Buchanan, Special to The Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2003
- From Cottage to Bungalow: Houses and the Working Class in Metropolitan Chicago, 1869-1929 by Joseph C. Bigott, University of Chicago Press, 2001