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Architectural Styles of Hyde Park | HISTORY | HISTORICAL PLAQUES | ARCHITECTURAL STYLES | DESIGN GUIDELINES | Along side revival styles, architecture of this century took new directions to address the needs of a growing nation. The Craftsman Style expressed the middle class philosophies of suburban living, back to nature and craftsmanship. The exposed structure as a design element, found in such distant sources as the Alps and the Orient, was introduced to Americans by the international expositions early in the century.
In 1903, California architects Greene and Greene designed the first recognized Craftsman Style, combining simplicity with craftsmanship, structure as a visual element, and furnishings which conformed with the architecture. Gustav Stickley applied Craftsman philosophy to his furniture designs and then to the housing needs of the middle classes by publishing scaled-down versions of the bungalow in his magazine, THE CRAFTSMAN. The public readily embraced his affordable bungalows, soon featured in such popular magazines as LADIES HOME JOURNAL and by mail order through Sear, Roebuck and Company. Although some bungalows were the result of mass production development, the true concept of this “democratic” style was craftsmanship, harmony, simplicity of design, and association with nature.
Exposed beams and rafters, porches for outdoor living, numerous windows, and wide eaves were typical features of the bungalow. The interior was efficiently organized with a minimum of hallways, built-in furnishings, and an important fireplace. When a second story was present, the perimeter was distinctly smaller than the first story, prompting such descriptions as “camelback” and airplane bungalow”. Bungalow Terrace in Hyde Park is a unique example of a bungalow court, a planned development comprised only of Craftsman Style bungalows and used extensively in California.
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