Sonoma County Blog » Bungalows http://sonoma.net/blog Your friendly local source for Sonoma County information Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:06:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bungalows http://sonoma.net/blog/bungalows-44.htm http://sonoma.net/blog/bungalows-44.htm#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:43:14 +0000 davesonoma http://sonoma.net/blog/index.php/2007/08/22/bungalows/ Bungalow in SebastopolBungalow is an interesting term. Real estate people use it for almost anything small, but it actually comes from Bangalore in India where the colonial English started using it as a term to refer to the residences built for them based on traditional architecture. The key features are single story construction with a wide verandah. There are many more key details that help define the bungalow style.

Bungalows were first built in the late 1800’s and the style remained extremely popular in the first part of the twentieth century. Bungalows in America were a residential expression of the Arts and Crafts movement which in turn was strongly influenced by the Craftsman movement. California set the pace and bungalows became almost synonymous with California.

Most of the cities in Sonoma County have great examples of bungalows. Click on View Listings to see one bungalow for sale in Santa Rosa and three bungalows for sale in Petaluma that I pulled from the MLS today. There were quite a few more listed, but they lacked the “bungalow essence” I wanted to show you. Let me know if you are interested in any of these. I’d be happy to show them to you.

]]> http://sonoma.net/blog/bungalows-44.htm/feed 0 Florence Street in Sebastopol http://sonoma.net/blog/florence-street-in-sebastopol-31.htm http://sonoma.net/blog/florence-street-in-sebastopol-31.htm#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:46:26 +0000 davesonoma http://sonoma.net/blog/index.php/2007/08/22/florence-street-in-sebastopol/ Sebastopol Florence St bungalowSebastopol real estate is not noted for whimsy. There are classic farm houses, beautiful bungalows, and plenty of contemporary country estates tucked in among the apple orchards and vineyards. There’s one piece of real estate in Sebastopol, however, that defines whimsy. Florence Street comes alive with a menagerie of creatures that spring from the creative minds of Patrick Amiot and Brigitte Laurent.

If you are bold enough to live on a street that embraces art and whimsy, I’d be happy to help you find real estate in Sebastopol. Our map search is a great way to see where Sebastopol properties for sale are located in relation to the city.

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