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Family Album - Issue 66

Georgetown, Ky., Ken and Mary Susan Kring
We bought our home in 2000. Restoring it to a degree of respectability remains our goal. Outside work has included restoring the front pergola and converting a one-car garage into a summerhouse. Interior work has included replacing the beams and bookcase in the front room and also a kitchen rehab. We use our 1947 GE ice box and Philco range daily.

Paeonian Springs, Va., Sarah Marquigny
A windowpane etched in French graffiti—“Ci Git Mon Coeur” (Here Rests My Heart)—lends credence to the local legend that my bungalow was once a French family’s hunting lodge. The Virginia greenstone chimney is the centerpiece of the living room that boasts original pine floors, doors and knobs, as well as restored casement windows that had been nailed, caulked and painted shut for decades.

Vancouver, B.C., Ida Avignoni and Ric Arboit
We fell in love with our home the moment we walked up on the beautiful, vast veranda. Built in 1914, the home has most of its original interior: oak floors, woodwork and windows. After several years, we are still in love with our Craftsman home. Each winter we trim back the Wisteria and patiently wait for the first sign of spring, as by mid-June both sides are in full bloom.

Salida, Colo., Rick Pautz and Sheila Jackson
We bought this house in April 2009. It was an ugly duckling built in 1964 in a great location, three blocks from downtown. We had the vision that we could convert it into a Craftsman. There are oak hardwood floors throughout, a 750-square-foot concrete basement, and a large two-car attached garage with alley entrance. It is an ongoing project.

Coronado, Calif., Steffenie Andreasen
In 2006, we completed construction on our very own “Craftsman Bungalow.” The exterior is wood siding and pebble dash stucco. My youngest daughter and I even helped throw pebbles into the wet stucco. “Pretend you are feeding the chickens,” said the stucco craftsman. A big part of my research in creating our dream was your magazine. I pored over so many issues. . . And still do!

Boise, Idaho, Steve and Debbie Johnson
Our 1910 Craftsman Bungalow is located in the Harrison Boulevard Historic District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1912, the local newspaper stated, “Boise is becoming known as bungalow city” and claimed that in proportion to population, Boise had even more bungalows than Los Angeles. We have enjoyed the many hours we have spent learning about our Craftsman home as well as renovating, furnishing and landscaping it.

Amelia Island, Fla., Anthony and Sue Jarzyna
Our 2,700-square-foot home is walking distance to the Atlantic Ocean. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths and includes a working architect’s studio. It is constructed off-grade to provide outdoor living with views to a marsh. The interior design—complete with Arts and Crafts pottery, paintings, numerous built-ins and Stickley furniture—provides for a perfect lifestyle for two empty-nester professionals.

Livingston, Mont., Donald Zanoff and Mick Burlington
Our home was built in 1891 when the railroad came to Livingston to service Yellowstone National Park. We bought the cottage six years ago and began restoring, exterior first. It is built on stacked rocks and railroad ties, and we still use a floor furnace that provides wonderful heat throughout the cold Montana winters.

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Vallejo, Calif., Brian Johnson
Built around 1916, my single-story stucco home has a bay that extends from the south-facing wall, and two different gable forms and window shapes appear on the street facade. Because of the intriguing and unusual design that mixes styles, this house has been attributed to the noted Bay Area architect, John Hudson Thomas. Thomas was an expert at fusing Craftsman, Prairie School and Secessionist influences in a highly individualistic manner.

Boise, Idaho, Tom and Angie Beauchaine
We built our Foursquare in 2003 in the Hidden Springs development outside of Boise. The simple 2,633-square-foot floor plan fits our family of four perfectly, and with five bedrooms and three bathrooms, we have plenty of room for visiting family and friends. Our close-knit neighborhood hosts a number of different architectural styles besides our own: farmhouses, Prairie-style, Victorian, even modern houses, which gives our community a sense of diversity. Because we don’t have home delivery we pick up our mail at the post office that’s attached to the community mercantile, and this gives us a chance to have a cup of coffee and meet our neighbors.

Provo, Utah, Kurt and Viktoria Anderson
Our house is located in the Provo Historic District several blocks south of Brigham Young University. The woodwork in both the living and dining rooms is gumwood and the floors are quartersawn oak. Opposite the brick fireplace is a unique combination of three windows at the top of the wall, and the extra-wide front door is gumwood veneer inside and quartersawn oak outside with three beveled glass panels. Our house was featured in the Provo Landmarks Tour of Homes in June 2004.

Santa Clara, Calif., Dan and Joan Meacham
Our 1910 bungalow was built by the Farfan brothers, who were from Spain and built other houses here in Santa Clara. The house has had many owners and was a rental starting in 1968. However, almost everything is original and in good shape. The kitchen has black and white hex tiles, and cabinets with Craftsman-style glass doors; every room has crown moldings and fir doors. We are enjoying this cozy house and will be painting the outside and putting a new roof on in the coming year.

Geneva, N.Y., Bob and Ann O’Connor
Since our house first appeared in American Bungalow (Issue No. 12), we have uncovered the stone arch work below the railings and have added a deck and arbor on the back. Inside, our house still has the original wood ceiling beams, a brick fireplace and back-to-back bookcases in the living and dining rooms. Last fall we finished sanding and painting the front porch. We love this house like we love all bungalows.

Milan, Mich., Steve and Sue Okonski
When we saw this house 14 years ago, we knew it had to be ours. The house has the original woodwork and doors, a window seat in the dining room and the first-floor bathroom still has its claw foot tub. The kitchen was updated in the 1950s, but several years ago we returned it to its 1912 look. Out went the orange shag carpeting and orange-and-gold-flecked wallpaper, replaced with Bradbury and Bradbury designs. Ours is not the grandest house in town, but both friends and strangers tell us it’s the nicest.

Madison, Fla., Stephen and Rae Pike
When we found our 1920 bungalow on six acres just outside the lovely little town of Madison, we knew we were home. The 3,800-square-foot house has five bedrooms, a large front living area and three fireplaces. Since we’re located in a pine forest, most of the interior is heart and yellow pine. Our plan is to return the house to as close to the original as possible, with the exception of the kitchen, which will be “Stickley-esque.”

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Monrovia, Calif., Eric and Deanna Paré
We wanted to share our 1910 Craftsman-style home after its six-year restoration. The process was a difficult one in that we also added a master suite and an additional bedroom. We were true to the Craftsman style, using antique interior doors, wood framed windows and original-looking moldings and casings around the doors and windows. We extended the porch to tie in the addition and found the exterior hard duplicate, due to the distinctive cedar shingles.

Bay Village, Ohio, William Squires
One of the 100 most significant homes in the area, this Craftsman-style bungalow was built in 1924 on the shores of Lake Erie. Extensive work was done on the lakeside hill and shoreline to maintain access, the boathouse was restored and a new Arts and Crafts garage built with a tile roof to match the house. The home features oak woodwork and floors, with beveled and leaded glass windows throughout. A Craftsman gem!

Boise, Idaho, Mardi Stacy and Bob Kaiser
Mardi had her eye on this turn-of-the-20th-century bungalow in a mixed-use city neighborhood for more than a year and couldn’t believe it when she saw the For Sale sign. When we bought this two-bedroom charmer, the foundation was literally crumbling like powder and the original boiler in the basement was operating at 20 percent efficiency. We had to restore every wall and floor to some extent, but the results are paying off as passersby admire our new xeriscaping. The less-visible rehab projects will keep us busy for a few more years.

Oxnard, Calif., Casey and Arnie Koenig
My husband and I bought this beautiful 1918 Craftsman home in May 2003 in the Henry T. Oxnard Historic District. The house was in need of major renovation on the outside, which we have just completed. It is my dream come true to have a historic home; I love it and couldn’t be happier.

New Westminster, B.C., Gavin Hainsworth
Ours is a designated heritage home and is in the English cottage style. It was built in 1910 by a streetcar carpenter, possibly from a catalog plan. The current exterior was done by the third owner in 1937. He was a superintendent of a local lumber mill, and it has shadow-line shakes made of original old-growth western cedar. New Westminster, the oldest city in western Canada, is a leader in the area of heritage policy and has many interesting protected homes in its inventory.

Lake Crystal, Minn., Terry and Emmaline Froderman
Our home was built around 1915 with an original exterior of raw concrete and white trim. Previous owners had painted the stucco yellow and the trim red, and replaced the original kitchen with a modern one. We recently completed an extensive renovation and added a two-story addition. The new 24′x24′ kitchen has quartersawn oak cabinets with inset doors and a fireplace with oak trim and a tile hearth flanked by matching window seats. In the main bath we reused the original tub and installed new subway tile. The best compliment is when visitors don’t know where the old house ends and the new one begins.

Mill Bay, B.C., Marilyn and Peter Crampton
Our 2,400-square-foot Craftsman home is situated on beautiful Vancouver Island. It has three bedrooms, a spacious kitchen and elegant white trim throughout. With our decision to move here from eastern Canada (and its snowy winters), we were lucky to find a terrific builder who specializes in the Craftsman style. In fact, the entire street is a tribute to this architectural flavor. The house backs onto a wooded area where fir trees seem to vertically go on forever.

Orange, Calif., Fred and Jonece Rue
After renting our bungalow since 1967, we bought it in 1999. It is located in the historic district of Old Towne Orange and was built in 1915. It’s about 95 percent original and we have been restoring it ourselves. The inside is furnished with Arts and Crafts furniture, textiles, pottery and light fixtures. We really enjoy the pergola over the back patio. Enclosed is a photo of the original owners in 1926.

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