Bungalow

A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is single-story, and may be surrounded by wide verandas.

The first house in England that was classified as a bungalow was built in 1869. In America it was initially used as a vacation architecture, and was most popular between 1900 and 1918, especially with the arts and crafts movement.

The term bungalow is derived from the word bangla and used elliptically to mean "a house in the Bengal Bung a low roof on it

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