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Sunday, November 4. 2007

Bungalow of the Week, No. 1

Bird Dog's pictures of downtown New York have gotten me in the mood to post some photos of houses from 'round these parts - the Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood of Nashville, to be precise.  This 1920s craftsman bungalow is about a good example as any of the style, and looks to have survived without any major changes or alterations (except for the poor decision to paint the stone foundation, and a tasteless iron railing, no doubt added in the 60s).  A 1920s home catalog, advertising a similar type of house, had this to say about the plan:

"Nothing so stimulates and elevates a man as for his life companion to believe in him, and in no other way can a man show his appreciation of such confidence and trust as in the earnest endeavor to build her a home of her own. Any woman who has tact, forethought, and patience with her husband need not despair of owning eventually just such a home. . ."

Posted by The Dylanologist in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:31 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Really fine old specimen. The plinth isn't really stonework--those are stamped metal sheets--tin, i think, the stone appearance is a decoration.

I could be wrong--but the same material used to be common in the old areas of southern towns--and probably everywhere--but that's where i used to see it.
#1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-04 17:39 (Reply)
That is possible - I did not walk up the path and give it a knock - but it is rare to see any imitation stone around here in Nashville from before World War II, probably because there's an abundance of rock around here, and tons of quarries everywhere. I could be wrong, but I think it's the real deal.
#1.1 The Dylanologist on 2007-11-04 18:53 (Reply)
It's worth a bet, though. I'll bet ya a beer--take a look next time you're over that way.
#1.1.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-04 23:54 (Reply)
That's not a house, it's a home.
#2 BD on 2007-11-04 23:09 (Reply)
You owe buddy a beer. It is stone - painted stone to match the rest of the house.

Glad to see my neighborhood getting some recognition!
#3 Keith Durbin on 2007-11-05 09:08 (Reply)
Oops --nice to resolve the question, but it's I who owes the beer--I was the tin man.
:-(
#3.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-05 10:12 (Reply)

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