Table of Contents
Number 66
Summer 2010
Bungalow Features
ARTS AND CRAFTS HOMES
The Wealth of Craftsmanship 36
By Douglas J. Forsyth
Multitalented artist and craftsman Jeff Bloomer has shown us how to have a house that looks like a million dollars, without the dollars.
ARTS AND CRAFTS HISTORY
Harris Lebus: Arts and Crafts Style for the Trade 52
By Nancy Hiller
A search for the origins of a distinctively English Arts and Crafts sideboard uncovers a major manufacturer of early-20th-century furniture for the middle classes.
Historic Neighborhoods:
At Home on the Bayshore
After more than a century, the graceful Tampa Bay neighborhood of Hyde Park has a wealth of stories to tell. Here are a few of them.
Lessons from a Blue Bungalow 64
by Laura Lionetti Barton
Laura and Mike Barton had never before been bewitched by a house. This one taught them its secrets.
Standing Strong Together 78
The blue bungalow’s history opened a window on the origins of the Hyde Park neighborhood.
The Bungalows of Tampa’s Hyde Park 82
By Lucy D. Jones
Created as part of a city bursting into the Industrial Age, Hyde Park is now tempered by its survival into the 21st century.
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
The Train Stopped Here: The Southwest and the Santa Fe 96
By John Luke
With its Mission Revival depots and its embrace of American Indian iconography, the Santa Fe Railway helped give the Southwest its unique and enduring identity.
Departments and Craftsman Resources
A Letter from the Publisher 1
Open House: Letters to the Editor 8
Greetings from Africa; remodeling around books, animals and cookies; the importance of the ginkgo; and more from readers.
Family Album 14
From coast to coast, readers share their pride in their bungalows.
Perspective on Antiques 20
with David Rudd
Our consultant responds to readers’ questions on vintage furnishings.
New & Noteworthy 26
A selection of Arts and Crafts–inspired amenities for contemporary living.
Arts and Crafts Profile
“For heavens’ sakes, call us.” 110
By John Luke
In conversation and through their Web site, Rita Rocheford and Colleen Convey project a Midwestern affability that complements the precision and delicacy they put into their house-number tiles.
American Bungalow News 115
Summer events, Robie House at 100, and rethinking preservation at the dawn of an era of greening.
Directory of Advertisers 124
From Our Friends
The Remodeler Regrets 126
By Dave Miller
