As the 20th century advanced so did the plans and techniques of
constructing the folk house. The bungalow plan was introduced into North
Louisiana circa 1915. This plan type was two rooms wide and two or more
rooms deep with front and rear gables. The bungalow plan would continue
to be a popular house type in the region until the advent of the ranch
type plan after World War II.
The dwelling pictured in figure 28 was typical of the bungalow of the
1920’s. As previously mentioned in reference to the shotgun house, the
type of bungalow front gallery varied. The contrast may be observed in
figures 28 and 29—the nearly full width gallery with hipped roof and the
half porch with gable roof. An almost universal feature of the bungalow
house was the use of exposed rafter ends.
[Illustration: _Fig. 28. A 1933 bungalow plan with hipped gallery
(Bldg. 123)._]
[Illustration: _Fig. 29. Gable screened porch on a Circa 1920
bungalow plan house. (Bldg. 95)._]
It might appear that the occupant of the two room house in figure 30
desired to update his dwelling to have contemporary characteristics
similar to those of the bungalow. The remaining half porch was similar
to those of many of the bungalow houses. The currently popular double
window was used in lieu of the usual single opening. And the rear
extension created the multiple room depth characteristic of the
bungalow.
[Illustration: _Fig. 30. A 1930 house with bungalow features (Bldg.
143)._]