We recently bought a 1920's 1-1/2 story bungalow that had been converted from a single family flat to a 2 family flat then back to a single family. Over the course of it's life, I think its suffered some serious floor plan issues. Can anyone identify with this floorplan and direct me to what it original was?

http://us.f13.yahoofs.com/bc/43e3739am7ccfe849/bc/Bredell+House/House+Plan.pdf?BCIGRNEBlfvFddr.

Thanks, Paul

I'd like to take a look and try to help but your url isn't working-at least for me

Me either
tanya

Not for me either.

Could not open the page either

Sorry, here is a corrected link:

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/pchurnock@sbcglobal.net

Is is the floor plan under Bredell House.

Thanks,
Paul

thanks for the working link. as far as the floor plan goes, it doesn't look too far off the mark for a typical bungalow. the open common space at the front of the house is pretty normal, with the front door opening right into the living room. I'm not sure what all the little rooms at the back of the house are, but again, it wasn't uncommon to have a "bonus room" open off of a kitchen, since bungalows were built to be flexible---the owner could use it as a breakfast room, a bedroom, a guest room, a maid's room, etc. the small room at the very back of the house, with the low ceiling, looks like it may have been a porch at one time?

the square center hall looks ok, too, as does the small landing at the top of the stairs with the bedrooms opening off of it.

rather than looking at the floor plan for clues as to the original layout of the house, i think i'd look for construction clues---woodwork that looks patched together, "ghost" outlines on floors, drywall instead of plaster, doors that don't match, etc. that might help you determine where original openings were located, or where things were added on or divided. good luck and congrats on your new home.

I agree with Tudorhead -- it looks about right to me. Of course, doors and walls may have been moved around to accomodate newer kitchen cabinets, closets or bathroom furnishings.

I'm assuming the downstairs room in the bottom left with the two little rooms off the back is the kitchen. Some friends looked at a house with a similar setup. The one small room was the pantry, and the other was the "service porch" which could have included the icebox back in the day.

They very bottom room on the right is probably a sleeping porch -- does it have many more windows than the other rooms? If so, that's probably what it was. It wasn't unusual to have access from only one bedroom, although there might have also been a door from the exterior rear porch.

The upstairs looks about right. There is a bungalow for sale in my neighborhood right now that has that 4 x 5' room transformed into a bathroom.

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