The bungalow did not come into its own until the 1920s when it was seen  a perfect home to fit the expanding suburbs of the time.

1. The most notable ground level feature is the strange squashed columns supporting the verandha. These are in complete defiance of classical rules of propotion. The bungalow probably devloped out of the earlier, grander Shingle Style and sometimes the facing boards are shingles which are used on pillars as well as the walls of the house.

2. Typically there is some form of dormer on the long sweeping roof. Quite often the leading edges of the roof are recurved as seen in this building on Kaulbach Street.

3. Doors and windows are rather plain with assymetrical arrangements of the latter on the sides of the house. Chimenys are typically at the side of the house whether located indoors or out,

4. Where the eaves are excessively wide they are supported by large functional looking triangular brackets.

712 Main Street, Mahone Bay. The large roof sweeping down over front porch and built into the body of the house identifies it.  The eaves supported on craftsman-style brackets  and the shed dormer are also in keeping with the style. In the Bungalow Style, the porch was the fashion statement, therefore the doors and windows were of the simplest design. The gambrel roof is a variant more usually associated with the Cottage Style.

Many bungalows were really full two-storey buildings masquerading at a simpler single-storied house. This style evolved from the so-called Shingle Style and indeed some of these, are shingled. That earlier style (1880-1920) involved the use of Queen Anne elements built  low to the ground to stand Atlantic gales.  This style was favoured for the summer homes of New England's wealthier families but not many were built in Nova Scotia. Saint Andrews, New Brunswick does have a number of these massive homes on huge land holdings. Typically those shingles  were fancifully cuit and stained rather than painted.