As the 20th century advanced so did the plans and techniques of constructing the folk house. The bungalow plan was introduced into North Louisiana circa 1915. This plan type was two rooms wide and two or more rooms deep with front and rear gables. The bungalow plan would continue to be a popular house type in the region until the advent of the ranch type plan after World War II.
The dwelling pictured in [figure 28] was typical of the bungalow of the 1920’s. As previously mentioned in reference to the shotgun house, the type of bungalow front gallery varied. The contrast may be observed in figures [28] and [29]—the nearly full width gallery with hipped roof and the half porch with gable roof. An almost universal feature of the bungalow house was the use of exposed rafter ends.
Fig. 28. A 1933 bungalow plan with hipped gallery (Bldg. 123).
Fig. 29. Gable screened porch on a Circa 1920 bungalow plan house. (Bldg. 95).
It might appear that the occupant of the two room house in [figure 30] desired to update his dwelling to have contemporary characteristics similar to those of the bungalow. The remaining half porch was similar to those of many of the bungalow houses. The currently popular double window was used in lieu of the usual single opening. And the rear extension created the multiple room depth characteristic of the bungalow.
Fig. 30. A 1930 house with bungalow features (Bldg. 143).