House with an Identity Crisis (vinyl, stone, interior, siding)

[Jpggreen]

We purchased our home about 3 years ago. Recently we have been doing a lot of work and want to restore and preserve the original character of the house. However, we have searched and searched through countless photos and forums and found nothing that is a match. We have found homes that look similar but they are not a match. According to our county's auditors website our home was built in 1918. It is definitely "craftsman bungalow style." We have not been able to identify its model or make! Please help!
Home identity crisis in Warren, Ohio!

[Jpggreen]

Check it out!

[Pitt Chick]

Most houses do not have a 'model' and a 'make'.

[Kibbiekat]

It looks like it was updated out of whatever style it originally was.

[Bungalove]

Are you thinking that because it was built in 1918 and is a bungalow style house, it must be a "kit" house? Sadly, that is usually not true. Most likely it was site built and patterned on other popular houses of the same time period.

[marino760]

Model or make? If you want to restore the original character of the house, do some research on houses built around that same time period in the "bungalow" style and get ideas as to what the house would have or should have looked like at that time. You will never find an exact copy of your house unless there is another one in your neighborhood just like it that hasn't been "upgraded" or ruined.

[BirdieBelle]

It does look like it was intended to be a Craftsman style with a sloping roof.

The closest example I could find is this one:



The biggest change is that the front porch looks tacked on and out of character. Changing that first would make a big difference.

[suzy_q2010]

I am no architect but I agree about the porch. Craftsman to me invokes an image of a porch column on a brick or stone pedestal. OP, what is the interior of the house like? Any wood paneling?

American Architecture: The Elements of Craftsman Style

You might see whether your tax auditor has any information on the home as originally built.

[K'ledgeBldr]

It's not a "craftsman bungalow"!

That's a "reverse saltbox". It's rather common in the eastern part of the Midwest to the east coast.

[nybbler]

Yep, a Craftsman has a symmetric roof. The only thing that really looks off is the vinyl siding and windows.