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he majority of Chicago Bungalows were built between 1910 and 1940. They were typically constructed from brick (sometimes in decorative patterns) and had one and a half stories. It’s been said that, at one point, nearly a third of the houses in the Chicago area were bungalows. Like many other local homes, Chicago bungalows are relatively narrow, being an average of 20 feet wide on a standard 25-foot wide city lot.A Chicago-style bungalow has a low-pitched roof and horizontal shape. In most bungalows, however, the older gable-front of the cottages was replaced with a "hipped" roof, meaning that the gable was slipped off and the front pitched down toward the street, often with a dormer. The resulting large overhang, in many cases, allowed for the incorporation of a large front porch or enclosed sunroom.
