Historic Bungalow in the Silver Hill neighborhood

Our city is a great melting pot of architectural building styles. Bungalows, built originally in California after the turn of the century, were built in Albuquerque starting around 1910, and continued until WWII. In the MetroABQ area, bungalows are a small architectural niche–there aren’t many, and they tend to be located in the core of the city, from Old Town to Nob Hill.

Features include one-and-a-half stories, a large sitting porch, often located under its own roof (see photo), with exposed beams, rafters, wooden brackets to support the eaves and tapered porch piers. The typical bungalow plan includes a large living/dining room, and kitchen to one side, a small hall, bathroom and bedrooms (typically two) on the other side. I live in an historic 1928 bungalow (above) and appreciate the great use of private/public space–the bedrooms are separated by the bathroom–with minimal hallways.

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