Sort of.
This picture took my breath away. When it's late at night and everyone else is sleeping, the thought of shingles beginning to curl gets me thinking about a new roof, which gets me thinking about roofing materials and colors, which after time spent reviewing Consumer Reports gets me thinking about coordinating with shutters I don't even have, and a porch that is not remodeled either.
I learned that the style of our dormer is called a shed dormer. And that this 1920 builder's ad is gorgeous.
I feel like our house is farmhouse in the back, trying-to-be-a-bungalow in the front. Using even a few of the ideas from this home catalog picture would help our house look intentional. Someday.
I even like the name. The Marsden.
Further Googling tells me The Marsden was a kit from Aladdin Homes which was located in Bay City! This style was offered from 1912 to 1922. Apparently at least according to some random person posting, the home in this picture still stands a few blocks away from the Aladdin Homes factory. That tells me that the 1928 remodel of our house could truly have been inspired by this home. Either that or it was just a generically popular design in the '20s. Either way, it's cool.
Here's another version from the Central Michigan University Clarke Historical Library web site. They have a collection of Aladdin documents.
