Anultimate bungalow is a large and detailedAmerican Craftsman-style home, based on thebungalow form.
The ultimate bungalow style is associated with such California architects asGreene and Greene,Bernard Maybeck andJulia Morgan. Some of the hallmarks of Greene and Greene's ultimate bungalows include the use oftropical woods such asmahogany,ebony andteak, and 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 term "ultimate bungalow" was popularized by its use as a chapter title in the 1977 bookGreene & Greene, Architecture as a Fine Art by Randell Makinson.[1] The houses discussed in the chapter were the Greenes' Robert Blacker, David Gamble, Charles Pratt, Freeman Ford, William Thorsen, Earle C. Anthony, Dr. Crow,Willam Spinks, and William Lawless residences.
Houses recognized as ultimate bungalows include:
