American Bungalow Magazine - The Magazine published in the interest of preserving and restoring the modest American 20th Century Home, the Bungalow, and the rich lifestyle that it affords.

Table of Contents

Number 65
Spring 2010

Bungalow Features

HISTORIC HOMES

A California Craftsman in
Hawkeye Nation 36

by Tim Counts

Phil and Kathy Taylor, owners of Phil Taylor Antiques, live today in a house in which
their own antiques are perfectly at home.

HISTORIC TAMPA

The Kiss of the Sun for Pardon:
The Giunta Family Homestead
and Farm 52

by Del Acosta

The Craftsman-era Giunta farm and its
1925 farmhouse are a continuum from
Ybor City’s past and an emblem of its
enduring heritage.

Ybor City and the Foundation of
Modern Tampa 64

by Elizabeth McCoy

In 1885, Gavino Gutierrez persuaded
Vicente Ybor to move his Key West cigar
factory to the fledgling port of Tampa, giving birth to a vibrant multi-ethnic community.

How a Highway Helped a
Historic Neighborhood 72

by Jo-Anne Peck

In the 1960s, urban highway construction destroyed or isolated early-20th-century
neighborhoods like Tampa’s Ybor City.
Today it’s a different story.

ARTS AND CRAFTS ARTISANS

Never Stop: Edgar Miller’s Chicago
Handmade Homes 84

by Michael Williams

Edgar Miller loved the world enough to
want to help build it. He spent most of
the 20th century doing just that,
to astonishing effect.

BUNGALOW lifestyle

Desert Song: A Bungalow Love Story 98

by Katherine Bair Desmond

When it came to choosing a house in
Phoenix she could really call home,
Patrice Wappel followed her heart.

Departments and Craftsman Resources

A Letter from the Publisher 1

Open House: Letters to the Editor 8 Yearning for more bungalow philosophy;
a “Middle-Earth” in the Grand Canyon;
and a marriage made in heaven.

Family Album 14

From coast to coast, readers share their
bungalow restoration and preservation
achievements.

Perspective on Antiques 20

with David Rudd

Our consultant responds to readers’ questions
on vintage furnishings.

New & Noteworthy 27

A selection of Arts and Crafts–inspired
amenities for contemporary living.

Arts and Crafts Profile

Throwing Light 110

By John Luke

Ceramicist Paul J. Katrich devises glazes that seem eerily both ancient and timeless.

BOOKS

Artistic Leather of the Arts and
Crafts Era 112

By Daniel Lees

Review by John Luke

American Bungalow News 115

Spring tours blossom, and Charles Rohlfs’s
furniture takes center stage.

Directory of Advertisers 124

From Our Friends

Farming 126

By Ann Christoph