A List of Bungalow Associations
(Photo courtesy of Bradford McDougall, Designer and Craftsman)
Another email that's arrived in the ol' digital mailbag (or mailbox, whichever you prefer)...
Hi,
I came across your website while surfing. Know of a bungalow association in Toronto, Canada by any chance? Thanks. Great website.
Menbere
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Well, while we love Toronto (a beautiful city), we're not very familiar with architecture there. From what we've seen on the Internet, there doesn't seem to be an association with a site. However, we may not be the best folks to answer definitively (maybe another reader of this site could leave a comment...)
But that leads to another great question--what cities around the world have bungalow associations? A quick Google search didn't pop up very many "bungalow associations" that were obvious or organized (although there is a section on associations on the American Bungalow Magazine forums but we don't know if that covers all of NORTH America), so we decided to assemble our own. We included some neighborhoods with a high proportion of bungalows as well. Still looking for more of those elusive bungalow neighborhoods overseas...
Read on for those we know of...and if we've missed one you know of, post it in the comments!
Arts & Crafts Architecture in the UK: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and the Cotswolds (England)
Arts & Crafts in the UK: Glasgow and the Scottish Legacy (Scotland)
Arts & Crafts in the UK: Greater London (England)
Arts & Crafts in the UK: Midlands and the Lake District (England)
Arts & Crafts Architecture in the UK: South East (England)
Asheville Bungalows (Asheville, NC)
Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association of Far Rockaway (Far Rockaway, NY)
Berkley Park (Atlanta, GA)
Boston Bungalows (Boston & Springfield, MA)
Bungalow Heaven (Pasadena, CA)
Christchurch New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Christchurch, NZ)
Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights, OH)
Fairmount Historic District (Fort Worth, TX)
Greater Coronado Neighborhood Association (Phoenix, AZ)
Historic Belmont-Hillsboro (Nashville, TN)
Historic Boylen Heights (Raleigh, NC)
Historic Echo Park (Los Angeles, CA)
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association (Focuses on Chicago-Style Bungalow only: Chicago, IL)
Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association (St. Petersburg, FLA)
Irvington Historical Society (Indianapolis, IN)
Landmark Society of Western NY (Rochester, NY)
Longfellow Bungalow Community (South Minneapolis, MN)
Mail Order Houses in Libertyville (Libertyville, IL)
McDoel Gardens (Bloomington, IN)
New Zealand Historic Homes: Rangitikei, Hawkes Bay & Wanganui (New Zealand)
Old Towne (Orange, CA)
Old West Durham Neighborhood Association (Durham, NC)
Phelps Grove Neighborhood (Springfield, MO)
Sacramento Bungalow Association (Sacramento, CA)
Santa Barbara Bungalow Haven (Santa Barbara, CA)
Sears Catalog Home Historic Driving Tour (Des Plaines, IL)
Sears Home Registry (US & Canada)
Shelton Heights Neighborhood Association (Indianapolis, IN)
South Hills Bungalows (South Hills: Pittsburgh, PA)
Standen (UK)
Takoma Park Historic Association (Washington, DC)
Twin Cities Bungalow Club (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
Vancouver Heritage Foundation (Vancouver, BC)
Village of Oak Park (Oak Park, IL)
Warren District (Bisbee, AZ)
West Adams Heritage Association (Los Angeles, CA)
Westwood Park Association (San Francisco, CA)
While the list of bungalow-focused associations appears to be somewhat sparse for Ontario, broader historical societies focus on many of the same issues and are far more common.
For the United States, the National Register of Historic Districts lets you browse by state and county. It will list the common architectural style of each district, but you can't search on "bungalow" unfortunately.
A quick Google or Amazon search (click below) will give you plenty of good leads. Don't find what you need...start your own! (And let us know and we'll add you to our list!)
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Comments
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Fairmount Historic District in Fort Worth Texas
Posted by: Linda | August 20, 2004 11:00 AM
In your list of Bungalow associations you missed the "Sacramento Bungalow Heritage Association” (SBHA) which is work to preserver the rich bungalow heritage of Sacramento. The initial heritage focus in Sacramento in the 80’s was on its Victorian houses which are mainly in the "city center". More recently the "ring neighborhoods" (those neighborhoods that popped up in the 10's and 20's) just outside the City center are getting focus.
You can check http://www.sacbungalow.org for info on this organization
Diane
Posted by: Sacramento Diane | August 22, 2004 11:09 AM
Thanks! These have been added. Does anyone know of any "non-US" associations?
Posted by: jm | August 29, 2004 8:59 AM
Found the Canadian Associations: National AND by province
Bonne chance!
(I hope that I spelled that correctly.)
Posted by: jm | October 20, 2004 9:53 AM