The historic small houses of Phoenix Arizona

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgct9KRbk7uLNPReAcmalAPaWbxEa5tvUclERgGEJN9uM1PIxYYY5CO5MsnW8sM4tJZHrpNns3b5lQMUb4tu8JP7HC_Qhki58yE-sUyWt0u-6eLD5KuC9ukKBAN2tpZABb9IWHHARKCCCI/s1600/desert+style+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgct9KRbk7uLNPReAcmalAPaWbxEa5tvUclERgGEJN9uM1PIxYYY5CO5MsnW8sM4tJZHrpNns3b5lQMUb4tu8JP7HC_Qhki58yE-sUyWt0u-6eLD5KuC9ukKBAN2tpZABb9IWHHARKCCCI/s1600/desert+style+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>While I often write about large houses, mansions even, long time readers know that I have always had a preference for well designed small houses (it has been over 7 years now so I think that constitutes a long time!). The golden era of this was the 1920s in my opinion when many high-quality, small houses were built in varied styles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl5l3pwpJNH_6REkU5Qqm886FG__ZCrmXkVGavuI1Ja74PpbQ_DmMnY-i8lMTKF3Xuw9IzGOCL0aYkNhUuD0JdjpOv_-OvHUPQUG3BCPoJMaI-f-1FCOQy5huKlSieePZ7X79b70DCAI/s1600/1920s+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl5l3pwpJNH_6REkU5Qqm886FG__ZCrmXkVGavuI1Ja74PpbQ_DmMnY-i8lMTKF3Xuw9IzGOCL0aYkNhUuD0JdjpOv_-OvHUPQUG3BCPoJMaI-f-1FCOQy5huKlSieePZ7X79b70DCAI/s1600/1920s+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Just north of downtown Phoenix are a host of 'historic' neighborhoods which are small lots with even smaller houses from this era in a plethora of styles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YZkJEu39XxIF-DpAwO3z0K6wjG3tzPHxg56O0K4_9RvQW4Bf7Kxvz7htvLHKf0NUjgRY7dGzVW8X5mrabKCuzZKLSbtUof5UOdelMKtz492qV6x9Lc4lD7z24oP4idS0kcQUqxECMdc/s1600/Adobe+style+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YZkJEu39XxIF-DpAwO3z0K6wjG3tzPHxg56O0K4_9RvQW4Bf7Kxvz7htvLHKf0NUjgRY7dGzVW8X5mrabKCuzZKLSbtUof5UOdelMKtz492qV6x9Lc4lD7z24oP4idS0kcQUqxECMdc/s1600/Adobe+style+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of the things I enjoyed most was seeing these lovely small houses as they were meant to be - STILL SMALL! The problem here in Washington, DC is that small houses quickly get 2nd stories, enormous additions, and become mcmansions in their own right spoiling their jewel-box qualities. Size vs quality?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6exVT83vEjDiRTxHkBi_AtDNjf57tpZPOA_cZa1CTyDBl_v9QX5sjqYm7eLmqcttHFLKEz95s5l_k8JosUUQv_lufmeSalQ_u-wvBdPOjd-33JmkbGnFGNzIKssz-VmduT1B2tfdPI/s1600/arts+and+crafts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6exVT83vEjDiRTxHkBi_AtDNjf57tpZPOA_cZa1CTyDBl_v9QX5sjqYm7eLmqcttHFLKEz95s5l_k8JosUUQv_lufmeSalQ_u-wvBdPOjd-33JmkbGnFGNzIKssz-VmduT1B2tfdPI/s1600/arts+and+crafts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The other aspect of checking out these neighborhoods was enjoying the lovely gardens people have created here in this arid climate. While some are native desert landscapes (which I enjoyed the most I must admit as they felt 'exotic' to my eastern eyes) others are as lush and green as a house in Maine. Just check out this bungalow above which looks straight out of a California suburb.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCci82dwoJvurDX7ZiUT7YI1LlpXmkqc2kkuxi24RnfnEktKvXAVyBt1Zkg9t89XerHrEPzDLN0y6idPD6bleoz0rIFq5gdlDgmfo3NJXHUhzaxpa9u6BFZGmJ8UycJpLqUGaU1SJDXA/s1600/british+arts+&+crafts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCci82dwoJvurDX7ZiUT7YI1LlpXmkqc2kkuxi24RnfnEktKvXAVyBt1Zkg9t89XerHrEPzDLN0y6idPD6bleoz0rIFq5gdlDgmfo3NJXHUhzaxpa9u6BFZGmJ8UycJpLqUGaU1SJDXA/s1600/british+arts+&+crafts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of the oddest houses I came upon wasn't actually very small at 6,000 SF and looked like it was dropped out of the English countryside.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6ni1mkD_OPhBrLIOQQrlmDwQyZ3gMQsq7NGQ9zEnZcjl9KfukYpf1rp6o17jBNm_MF6CkpBn9JRBE-U75wniPiOGL4-CAnWJphp5bu93bG_zIDN_0G8HeSQ0tFeeKsal4dqeWKP0n4A/s1600/british+arts+&+crafts+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6ni1mkD_OPhBrLIOQQrlmDwQyZ3gMQsq7NGQ9zEnZcjl9KfukYpf1rp6o17jBNm_MF6CkpBn9JRBE-U75wniPiOGL4-CAnWJphp5bu93bG_zIDN_0G8HeSQ0tFeeKsal4dqeWKP0n4A/s1600/british+arts+&+crafts+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Built in 1930 by <a href="http://www.downtownphoenixjournal.com/2010/05/19/arizona-room-carter-gibbes-home/">Carter Gibbes</a> with builder Neil Gates the house appears to be hundreds of years old. Perhaps they used some reclaimed materials from England like the <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2012/12/virginia-house-richmond.html">Virginia House </a>or <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2012/12/agecroft-hall-richmond.html">Agecroft Hall</a>  in Richmond.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk1ONJG0riOq1DLeziUxZa0TwxAsbVWTECRBt0e9X3kgYpHpP7s1MkyJWtUazY2Vb4QGpmq-L2kC5LJY-LBpH3acB2Cuk1SdfjJBDqIc6wcXO_BbeNbWStmoDKJ7vPRCJL5xvFyVTKXk/s1600/british+arts+&+crafts+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk1ONJG0riOq1DLeziUxZa0TwxAsbVWTECRBt0e9X3kgYpHpP7s1MkyJWtUazY2Vb4QGpmq-L2kC5LJY-LBpH3acB2Cuk1SdfjJBDqIc6wcXO_BbeNbWStmoDKJ7vPRCJL5xvFyVTKXk/s1600/british+arts+&+crafts+3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The shrubbery and grass was also a bit of jolly old England in the desert of Arizona. While hands down my favorite house it does seem a tad inappropriate for the climate and location?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5OyLC7P7nzlwjxlZqFOroUZIWcCJ6hgfalq6k6DsUBm06ZyFNsoCaMHlB7bEI5V9cl4MWqP-WZXJd2fReyxoZ4N2LX5mlzEXAfgTcKHwgZeKg_xoi3qL3oMlyyx1qpKltLSM3Y_aEtA/s1600/bungalow+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5OyLC7P7nzlwjxlZqFOroUZIWcCJ6hgfalq6k6DsUBm06ZyFNsoCaMHlB7bEI5V9cl4MWqP-WZXJd2fReyxoZ4N2LX5mlzEXAfgTcKHwgZeKg_xoi3qL3oMlyyx1qpKltLSM3Y_aEtA/s1600/bungalow+3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>More fitted to the environment was this recently remodeled bungalow.  It's easy to forget how much work it is to have such green grass in Phoenix!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtfSSaTbyG275kb_O0PZwXw9JrXk38Lpsi-8Wpl-MZqlq3rb0iYDehv23zIwPPSbrZkt9Wc3KWm7F4NcDQvTxaXIwQDdU1u6iT9DA6er6tWWiJ6kzXJuOC3cVRA-sSn8qk_3yzKFiBn4/s1600/bungalow+style+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtfSSaTbyG275kb_O0PZwXw9JrXk38Lpsi-8Wpl-MZqlq3rb0iYDehv23zIwPPSbrZkt9Wc3KWm7F4NcDQvTxaXIwQDdU1u6iT9DA6er6tWWiJ6kzXJuOC3cVRA-sSn8qk_3yzKFiBn4/s1600/bungalow+style+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This charming little bungalow also caught my eye although I wish they hadn't planted the tree directly in the middle of the house!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOZp6keWk7Z31OX66DL5EFzEPuucsYfGlS8wafUP5t22lQJkHyUQ3dNYVUQDb0rrPhwlTDWQMvtTxXR57ZpMEvFRW1pbebG3OUNE-Kbeq8oxuRQUx91bywDoRhmLwGsSKLh_lKfO8TVQ/s1600/Cotswold+style+cottage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOZp6keWk7Z31OX66DL5EFzEPuucsYfGlS8wafUP5t22lQJkHyUQ3dNYVUQDb0rrPhwlTDWQMvtTxXR57ZpMEvFRW1pbebG3OUNE-Kbeq8oxuRQUx91bywDoRhmLwGsSKLh_lKfO8TVQ/s1600/Cotswold+style+cottage.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>While the photograph is hard to see notice the wonky Cotswold cottage style roofline on this house -can't you see it being thatched? I'm sure it wouldn't last long though in the Phoenix summer heat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfegWmvygMxkGPPr-5sVMxqnr2TqfGXfXDayl2lmGIsCtGrWYgCTK_RVv3OL5uZknc9s-YVnabh1SATHY58Axy58eHPzpC-MS-rl_nNUKL7WrpJ8Jkpfsi8DxdK8I8bu-iGhx0Zbf-u8/s1600/down+home+style+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfegWmvygMxkGPPr-5sVMxqnr2TqfGXfXDayl2lmGIsCtGrWYgCTK_RVv3OL5uZknc9s-YVnabh1SATHY58Axy58eHPzpC-MS-rl_nNUKL7WrpJ8Jkpfsi8DxdK8I8bu-iGhx0Zbf-u8/s1600/down+home+style+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This house also was charming and cozy looking; Loved the front porch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsSaLUIEgKIshbVYIenKXTXnI0WWVik6gMq-Z0bZ0C4uu98YXans4FUC2SYk5V4eM5R0JlRhUdQ1Pi4nJE1LW0Rxsq2KkG6jRVMMidD9LeC3I3IUV3MBErvUkZw14y3NcsoViCU61SUk/s1600/Hollywood+Regency+style.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsSaLUIEgKIshbVYIenKXTXnI0WWVik6gMq-Z0bZ0C4uu98YXans4FUC2SYk5V4eM5R0JlRhUdQ1Pi4nJE1LW0Rxsq2KkG6jRVMMidD9LeC3I3IUV3MBErvUkZw14y3NcsoViCU61SUk/s1600/Hollywood+Regency+style.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Nearby was an art deco church with this very Hollywood Regency looking entry canopy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDE5HrP7yoiSV5SCdiENJUXQlhqhrPkKRYyXEy_nDc0-oS603odI8AwYGzdLApC1lPUvhDzPy97ROnFyHzxe-_mNV6run3L0xFy2gGXQL-ERIumEow45-lfeeG0uhku3L-BuCXvpRIwQ/s1600/Italian+renaissance+style+ranch+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDE5HrP7yoiSV5SCdiENJUXQlhqhrPkKRYyXEy_nDc0-oS603odI8AwYGzdLApC1lPUvhDzPy97ROnFyHzxe-_mNV6run3L0xFy2gGXQL-ERIumEow45-lfeeG0uhku3L-BuCXvpRIwQ/s1600/Italian+renaissance+style+ranch+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>England to France to California and now Italy -have you ever seen an Italian style ranch complete with <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2013/12/holiday-decorating-renaissance-style.html">Della Robbia plaque</a>? This seems very appropriate to the climate and I love the clay tile roof.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPjVmaCFNg9ZrFUnuIgFKT1Zd80QG6oKj6LAQ_qG8nqN_H7xIETxqV8zIjMK15EqpIR-9jzo4eq-_f_Wo3d1YCUhMBhgUTOOcfJkzhzhGplyqNCQMyhP_C6C5q7CwgCHDK7A2wNVF6hg/s1600/phoenix+modern.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPjVmaCFNg9ZrFUnuIgFKT1Zd80QG6oKj6LAQ_qG8nqN_H7xIETxqV8zIjMK15EqpIR-9jzo4eq-_f_Wo3d1YCUhMBhgUTOOcfJkzhzhGplyqNCQMyhP_C6C5q7CwgCHDK7A2wNVF6hg/s1600/phoenix+modern.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This house was renovated to be modern but retains the compact size. I loved the entry courtyard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-xY-FQNc6xsA9rd0v0txsNw9Kp0F7HzK8ekRsZvmeDS8Ykyv-PDi32viFPQIyJZWuj9JZt7TY48Nruv8lAfc60hreWgtD3NgsB68aQPj9_YlBhHaebLvF1gSsLjY7FSAmpnygiC3wMU/s1600/phoenix+style.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-xY-FQNc6xsA9rd0v0txsNw9Kp0F7HzK8ekRsZvmeDS8Ykyv-PDi32viFPQIyJZWuj9JZt7TY48Nruv8lAfc60hreWgtD3NgsB68aQPj9_YlBhHaebLvF1gSsLjY7FSAmpnygiC3wMU/s1600/phoenix+style.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The cactus garden above is really fun and I loved these wispy green trees seen to the left and in all of my favorite gardens -does anyone know what they are?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyNHy5FMt9LSKbE8yXLt6XGAxYxOY5oQHCbRhH-fUL0QHbZZAD4l5251lxYpMIq8CY4D8Y7DLDBnpAZebXUSlYbNnR1sbHhFXPHpcZ0ofQWxzFJN4OLjUmKtZZLwFaLjXJjRXbhGBHSc/s1600/Pueblo+style+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyNHy5FMt9LSKbE8yXLt6XGAxYxOY5oQHCbRhH-fUL0QHbZZAD4l5251lxYpMIq8CY4D8Y7DLDBnpAZebXUSlYbNnR1sbHhFXPHpcZ0ofQWxzFJN4OLjUmKtZZLwFaLjXJjRXbhGBHSc/s1600/Pueblo+style+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Of course most houses were either Spanish mission style or a modified Pueblo design like these two.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayXQmUrVBXtosF3rKqaXwq-zm3rl-6fgkj_7hsRUYKCBK4K3A1vARK7DS9uHKBorePsIPSxiRLSipzpyTXPV9hxwDx1yKaI4ScQuEdW-It6Mcin_Cr1JqhEVmDECyrRttq6NyZJFx4rk/s1600/Spanish+Mission+style+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayXQmUrVBXtosF3rKqaXwq-zm3rl-6fgkj_7hsRUYKCBK4K3A1vARK7DS9uHKBorePsIPSxiRLSipzpyTXPV9hxwDx1yKaI4ScQuEdW-It6Mcin_Cr1JqhEVmDECyrRttq6NyZJFx4rk/s1600/Spanish+Mission+style+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This 2 story house looks to be plucked out of Beverly Hills, no?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGbzAGpuZ9mqxxaGsqVtWeTZ64alSWGM4Pfz2qg-DC-LTSDwWE6uaxGSQB3llIXVnXMwwEx95e7RAWpwswerp3PbrBHZmdkOfsUNwEVNGLLaRC3J9RcVzPPMpuAVND4G0DxZHQVung3c/s1600/Spanish+Mission+style+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGbzAGpuZ9mqxxaGsqVtWeTZ64alSWGM4Pfz2qg-DC-LTSDwWE6uaxGSQB3llIXVnXMwwEx95e7RAWpwswerp3PbrBHZmdkOfsUNwEVNGLLaRC3J9RcVzPPMpuAVND4G0DxZHQVung3c/s1600/Spanish+Mission+style+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As does this house below which could have been the house of an aging <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(film)">Norma Desmond</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEWmTAEdPnuD29Zj7pXFlZ01e7FNNKyZ-K7Uvl0tt_eRrpiH-NT-KylvspsECwlRb7ByTlQ1uQucdvGrA7_pG6QEhMsXj4H0j5SIeaFFgAk3GuGGIRYTiY_AXT4vgVWjJF-66LXBMXak/s1600/spanish+style.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEWmTAEdPnuD29Zj7pXFlZ01e7FNNKyZ-K7Uvl0tt_eRrpiH-NT-KylvspsECwlRb7ByTlQ1uQucdvGrA7_pG6QEhMsXj4H0j5SIeaFFgAk3GuGGIRYTiY_AXT4vgVWjJF-66LXBMXak/s1600/spanish+style.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And straight out of Carmel, California were a number of cute <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2009/08/seaside-cottages.html">storybook cottages</a>!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2mQvv8wOTuv4YRkMPMWgSw7WgS6OjYrXL23cGgBUoRTha7WT3G6XZz7XYTX21vZ9TRjYZdCrQdt1NkE-pBAQsft3h3AM1JMO32-_HCKIZ0FZpYSDbwS1WS9KNuJcasYOro_jMYPMzbI/s1600/storybook+cottage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2mQvv8wOTuv4YRkMPMWgSw7WgS6OjYrXL23cGgBUoRTha7WT3G6XZz7XYTX21vZ9TRjYZdCrQdt1NkE-pBAQsft3h3AM1JMO32-_HCKIZ0FZpYSDbwS1WS9KNuJcasYOro_jMYPMzbI/s1600/storybook+cottage.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The one above could use a little curbside enhancement but the form is basically there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44XIS9kPD4G7ynqTfzLUWI4vKGLEcUKbxn6C-PlQNGrH8m5SHORpm2Ai9eKWFmFG3mZYDuKsvX-9YeUJatc_hgBQmn_a9SiEweHD374HgGxnVEXRHGaug-HzvpwV_pr2G8HIlrcqTuKE/s1600/storybook+cottage+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44XIS9kPD4G7ynqTfzLUWI4vKGLEcUKbxn6C-PlQNGrH8m5SHORpm2Ai9eKWFmFG3mZYDuKsvX-9YeUJatc_hgBQmn_a9SiEweHD374HgGxnVEXRHGaug-HzvpwV_pr2G8HIlrcqTuKE/s1600/storybook+cottage+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In contrast, this house is clean and tidy and lets the irregular roofline speak.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHYBHDpGbpAs_UxUEN30-VdfYl0TWBjDfthEzDfNBPr5gvlsfJZq8_7cylwfLYeWqGHrMnO4WVZoYMT2OvmhqCrFj48ixDGEK3SYlcE2gfy23sqUIp5Cl4MO_6TsyEdg3bVENAv10W-0/s1600/tudor+style.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHYBHDpGbpAs_UxUEN30-VdfYl0TWBjDfthEzDfNBPr5gvlsfJZq8_7cylwfLYeWqGHrMnO4WVZoYMT2OvmhqCrFj48ixDGEK3SYlcE2gfy23sqUIp5Cl4MO_6TsyEdg3bVENAv10W-0/s1600/tudor+style.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This large Tudor style house could have been in Connecticut except for the palm trees and yellowed grass.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5gzyjUxqfLWQaQUFiw9WyPrIIyccr86F3JSb4nCtjNNmdScBXivArq-zZDLoOwrAMNKp3fzxPxrBI-nmJNLa5C4sP8bCnA2O4cdMbB89BXWOVKrEbIvcDie3wqzAs1TSx12J_V4cll0/s1600/marcel+duchamp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5gzyjUxqfLWQaQUFiw9WyPrIIyccr86F3JSb4nCtjNNmdScBXivArq-zZDLoOwrAMNKp3fzxPxrBI-nmJNLa5C4sP8bCnA2O4cdMbB89BXWOVKrEbIvcDie3wqzAs1TSx12J_V4cll0/s1600/marcel+duchamp.JPG" width="296" /></a></div>Last but not least, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp">Marcel DuChamp</a> eat your heart out!  A condo development featured this statue of a woman holding a urinal -doesn't this just scream 'welcome home'? Hope you enjoyed seeing these small houses and maybe even got some inspiration; Bigger isn't always (and infrequently is) better!

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