by Jane Brackman
Altadena Historical Society
The Keyes Bungalow, one of Altadena’s exceptional Arts & Crafts homes, is featured in American Bungalow magazine this month.
The house, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, is significant as a near perfect example of an "airplane bungalow" - a complete bungalow on the bottom floor with an additional room raised above the roof like the cockpit of an airplane.
You can tour the home on August 12, 2012, from 2-4 PM, enjoy refreshments, and hear a lecture by canine expert Jane Brackman (aka Dr. Barkman) about how the Arts and Crafts movement aesthetic historically influenced the way we interact with companion dogs today. Owning a purebred dog was strictly upper-crust in the Victorian era, but the aesthetic was claimed by the middle class when ready-cut bungalows from companies like Sears meant regular folks could have a single family dwelling, a garden and a purebred family dog. Jane will explain why Yorkies were considered dogs of the lower class, Labrador Retrievers were not recommended as pets, and why the U.S. dog population grew four times faster than the general population during the Arts and Crafts era.
Only 30 tickets are available, on a first-come first-served basis, at a cost of $30.00 for non-members and $25.00 for members of the Altadena Historical Society. All reservations must be made in advance of the date of the tour.
To obtain tickets, call the Altadena Historical Society at 626-797-8016 or send a check with your request to Altadena Historical Society, 730 East Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001. Tickets will be on a will-call basis on the day of the event.
To find out more go to the AHS website http://www.altadenahistoricalsociety.org/
