Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 14, Number 2, Fall, 2002 Page: 17
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type now called Foursquares, could be found also,
even in neighborhoods where bungalows
predominated. These two-story houses often
shared some of the bungalow's decorative
elements, such as broad porches and decorative
brackets under wide overhanging eaves, but
provided more space for families that needed it
and could afford it.
The cost of bungalows varied according to
size, quality of construction, building materials,
and location, but they could be very reasonable.
Building permits between 1913 and 1916
record construction costs ranging from $1,500
for a low-end five-room frame bungalow to
over $3,000 for a 6-room brick veneer model.
A Sonnentheil Real Estate advertisement in
1913 listed two bungalows in east Dallas at
$3,675 and $4,000, with two-story houses
beginning at $5,500.
Bungalow images in newspaper advertisements promoted several of the new bungalow
neighborhoods. A 1912 Winnetka Heights
advertisement featured an idyllic vision of the
development to come that included bungalows
in lots appearing far larger than their actual
size.6 Hann and Kendall used drawings of
bungalows in several of their advertisements,
including one in 1912 for the Golf Grounds
development in Oak Lawn and one for
Highland Park in 1914.7 The Highland Park
advertisement featured a picturesque drawing
of D. W. Saunders' bungalow on Maplewood
Avenue, in a natural setting with no street or
neighboring houses visible. [Figure 3]
Photographs of actual bungalows were also frequently
used and provide a fascinating glimpse
of the neighborhoods as they first appeared,
without trees or shrubs to soften the
streetscape. Single bungalows graced advertisements
for Sunset Hill (1912), Belmont (1915),Figure 3. D. W Saunders' bungalow on MaplewoodAvenue as illustrated in Hann and Kendall advertisement
in The Dallas Morning News, May 24, 1914.I7
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