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As usual Rick - all great examples of early 20th Century American houses!
ReplyDeleteI would say that it probably was mid-teens to the early 20's; generally you don't see indoor bathrooms in middle-class houses included as part of the original floor plan until then.
But I gotta say... that design #548... don't know how I would feel about having the only bathroom in the house be right off the dining room; I'm sure that made for some interesting parties while having guests over, LOL.
Big houses, one bathroom. How EVER did people survive?
ReplyDeleteWow.. okay... lemme try that again in somewhat understandable language (coffee's just kicking in!).
DeleteLOL in some ways I agree with you Rade - especially if you had a large family and everyone had to get ready in the morning for school, work, etc.
But I don't think it is as bad as we imagine! Back then, bathing (as in full bathtub) daily was still not considered a necessity. Most mornings, you would wash your face, maybe wipe down your rams, chest and unmentionables with a wet cloth, and you're done. Besides, Mom and Dad would have been up and in and out of the bathroom super early (to get breakfast on, start chores, etc.). The kids most likely would have shared as possible (like all brushing their teeth at the same time) and got in and out to let the next person in.
When I was young, my grandmother said in her family (a total of ten with 1 bathroom!) that they would all stagger their full bathing days and times so not all ten were trying to get a bath at the same time. Besides, hot water heaters were nothing like today; it could take hours for it to fully heat for mutiple baths.
Besides, when you consider the alternative - chamber pots, outhouses in freezing or rainy weather, having to get and heat upteen gallons of water to take a bath in the kitchen... I think they probably found that even eight or ten people sharing one bathroom was probably a luxury!
Love these house designs. Very interesting to examine and fantasize about!
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