ULTIMATE BUNGALOW

'Ultimate bungalow' is a term most commonly used to describe very large and detailed Craftsman style homes, taking the bungalow style and interpreting it on a large scale. The style is associated with such California architects as Greene and Greene, Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan. Some of the hallmarks of Greene and Greene's ultimate bungalows include the use of rich rainforest woods such as mahogany, ebony and teak, and generous use of inlays of wood, metal and mother-of-pearl. As in their other major projects, Charles and Henry Greene - and to a lesser extent Bernard Maybeck and a few other Craftsman-era architects who built such homes - sometimes designed the majority of furniture, textiles, fixtures and other interior details of these homes specifically for their location both in the house and in the larger landscape.
The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, a prime exemplar of the ultimate bungalow, is now operated as a museum by the University of Southern California School of Architecture.
The ultimate bungalows include:

★ Gamble House in Pasadena, California

★ William R. Thorsen House in Berkeley, California

★ Robert R. Blacker House in Pasadena, California

★ Charles M. Pratt House in Ojai, California

★ John T. Greene Residence in Sacramento, California

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★ George Marston House in San Diego, California