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Little stucco houses: 1935-50 era :) |
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Post# 1125010 , Reply# 1   8/5/2021 at 14:58 (966 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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There are many of these types of houses in the SF bay area, mainly the "Spanish" tile roof style, but also art deco and the more non-descript working class boxes from the 1940s with casement windows fairly common among them.
In upscale neighborhoods, more and more these small homes are being remodeled and expanded, often saving and matching certain pleasing original architectural features (sometimes to the extent of salvaging and re-using the weathered original roof tiles on the street-facing new construction), but otherwise leaving no trace of the original structure on the more plain looking ones.
That said, there are plenty of them that still survive intact and original, including kitchens and bathrooms. |
Post# 1125658 , Reply# 4   8/12/2021 at 18:31 (959 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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An earlier (1923) publication from Natco, showing homes built of their product. Also shows the tile units and construction details. CLICK HERE TO GO TO CircleW's LINK |
Post# 1125675 , Reply# 5   8/13/2021 at 01:47 (959 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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My current home is a 1941 two bedroom single story stucco faced sort of bungalow. The front facade is not stucco, but rather painted foot wide panels laid horizontally. At some point somebody came along and added brickwork to the porch and under the picture window at the front. But the majority of the exterior is stucco; at least 3/4 of the structure.
I don't know what the original washer might have been; the home was partly remodeled in the 60's or 70's, with a master bed/bath added at the rear, and one of the bedrooms leading to it converted into a family room contiguous with the kitchen. So it's still a two bedroom residence. When I bought it, it has an 80's era GE Filter-Flo in a laundry closet off the kitchen/family room. It was paired with a matching GE electric dryer. It was before I discovered this web site, so I discarded the dryer but kept the Filter-Flo washer (which still worked just fine). Now there's a Neptune 7500 washer/gas dryer where the GE stuff used to be. The Filter-Flo is stored in the workshop building at the back of the lot. True to its history is the original bath, albeit with upgraded sink and toilet. But it still has a charming purple and pink tiled shower stall next to a pink bathtub. |