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	Although designed to be very inexpensive, the “Four-Room Cottage” was also meant to be attractive and stylish. The plans depict scroll-sawn, Eastlake-style door and window surrounds and a heavy projecting cornice with brackets. Pelton estimated that the “Four-Room Cottage” would cost $854.25 to construct as designed.[81] He discussed how the decorative elements could be omitted to reduce the overall price but cautioned against parsimony. As it turned this small cottage design was popular with working-class San Franciscans, based upon the high number of examples that survive today. Although it will never be known how many were originally built, a thorough examination of San Francisco’s Mission District, Potrero Hill and Noe Valley neighborhoods reveal the existence of a substantial number. However, Pelton’s cottage designs were not exclusively used by individuals seeking to build homes for themselves as the architect had originally intended. As we have seen, Pelton’s “Design No. 2 for a Four-Room Cottage” was used by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and private developers to construct rows of identical cottages for industrial workers.		Although designed to be very inexpensive, the “Four-Room Cottage” was also meant to be attractive and stylish. The plans depict scroll-sawn, Eastlake-style door and window surrounds and a heavy projecting cornice with brackets. Pelton estimated that the “Four-Room Cottage” would cost $854.25 to construct as designed.[81] He discussed how the decorative elements could be omitted to reduce the overall price but cautioned against parsimony. As it turned this small cottage design was popular with working-class San Franciscans, based upon the high number of examples that survive today. Although it will never be known how many were originally built, a thorough examination of San Francisco’s Mission District, Potrero Hill and Noe Valley neighborhoods reveal the existence of a substantial number. However, Pelton’s cottage designs were not exclusively used by individuals seeking to build homes for themselves as the architect had originally intended. As we have seen, Pelton’s “Design No. 2 for a Four-Room Cottage” was used by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and private developers to construct rows of identical cottages for industrial workers.

	'''~~Footnotes~~'''		[[Image:Peltons-on-Waller 20161002 163341.jpg]]

			'''Peltons lining Waller Street just below Divisadero, 2016.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

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	[66] Charles L. and Lois M. Pelton, ''Pelton Family in America, 375 Years of Genealogy'', (Aberdeen, SD: Family Health Media, 1992), p. 115.		[66] Charles L. and Lois M. Pelton, ''Pelton Family in America, 375 Years of Genealogy'', (Aberdeen, SD: Family Health Media, 1992), p. 115.
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			'''Same row, 2019.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	The editor of the ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', a daily newspaper that attracted a large body of readership amongst San Francisco’s working-class and immigrant populations, stated that the “Cheap Dwellings” series was initiated in response to a perceived need for “handsome, commodious, and economical” cottages for “small families of moderate means.”[75] The editor of the ''Bulletin'' described Pelton in the introduction of the series as a “well-known” young architect, who “carried off the prize offered by the Mechanics’ Institute for the best plans of a mechanic’s dwelling.” Apparently, Pelton’s social conscience and proven abilities in designing low-cost cottages motivated the Bulletin to feature Pelton’s designs in an unprecedented effort to assist the city’s working classes construct adequate housing. The Bulletin’s motives, like Pelton’s, were most likely motivated by a mixture of altruism and shrewd marketing. As the paper itself noted, every Saturday edition that included one of Pelton’s plans quickly sold out. Pelton may or may not have been paid for his work for the Bulletin, but he seems to have benefited from the publicity his designs engendered.		The editor of the ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', a daily newspaper that attracted a large body of readership amongst San Francisco’s working-class and immigrant populations, stated that the “Cheap Dwellings” series was initiated in response to a perceived need for “handsome, commodious, and economical” cottages for “small families of moderate means.”[75] The editor of the ''Bulletin'' described Pelton in the introduction of the series as a “well-known” young architect, who “carried off the prize offered by the Mechanics’ Institute for the best plans of a mechanic’s dwelling.” Apparently, Pelton’s social conscience and proven abilities in designing low-cost cottages motivated the Bulletin to feature Pelton’s designs in an unprecedented effort to assist the city’s working classes construct adequate housing. The Bulletin’s motives, like Pelton’s, were most likely motivated by a mixture of altruism and shrewd marketing. As the paper itself noted, every Saturday edition that included one of Pelton’s plans quickly sold out. Pelton may or may not have been paid for his work for the Bulletin, but he seems to have benefited from the publicity his designs engendered.

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	Although designed to be very inexpensive, the “Four-Room Cottage” was also meant to be attractive and stylish. The plans depict scroll-sawn, Eastlake-style door and window surrounds and a heavy projecting cornice with brackets. Pelton estimated that the “Four-Room Cottage” would cost $854.25 to construct as designed.[81] He discussed how the decorative elements could be omitted to reduce the overall price but cautioned against parsimony. As it turned this small cottage design was popular with working-class San Franciscans, based upon the high number of examples that survive today. Although it will never be known how many were originally built, a thorough examination of San Francisco’s Mission District, Potrero Hill and Noe Valley neighborhoods reveal the existence of a substantial number. However, Pelton’s cottage designs were not exclusively used by individuals seeking to build homes for themselves as the architect had originally intended. As we have seen, Pelton’s “Design No. 2 for a Four-Room Cottage” was used by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and private developers to construct rows of identical cottages for industrial workers.		Although designed to be very inexpensive, the “Four-Room Cottage” was also meant to be attractive and stylish. The plans depict scroll-sawn, Eastlake-style door and window surrounds and a heavy projecting cornice with brackets. Pelton estimated that the “Four-Room Cottage” would cost $854.25 to construct as designed.[81] He discussed how the decorative elements could be omitted to reduce the overall price but cautioned against parsimony. As it turned this small cottage design was popular with working-class San Franciscans, based upon the high number of examples that survive today. Although it will never be known how many were originally built, a thorough examination of San Francisco’s Mission District, Potrero Hill and Noe Valley neighborhoods reveal the existence of a substantial number. However, Pelton’s cottage designs were not exclusively used by individuals seeking to build homes for themselves as the architect had originally intended. As we have seen, Pelton’s “Design No. 2 for a Four-Room Cottage” was used by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and private developers to construct rows of identical cottages for industrial workers.

			'''Footnotes'''

			[66] Charles L. and Lois M. Pelton, ''Pelton Family in America, 375 Years of Genealogy'', (Aberdeen, SD: Family Health Media, 1992), p. 115.

			[67] John William Snyder, “Index of San Francisco Building, 1879-1900,” (Masters Thesis, University of California, Davis, 1975), pp. 602-608.

			[68] Richard Longstreth, ''On the Edge of the World, Four Architects in San Francisco at the Turn of the Century,'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), p. 80.

			[69] Crocker-Langley’s City Directory, 1877-78.

			[70] Crocker-Langley’s City Directory, 1881-82 and United States Census, 1880.

			[71] “Pelton, John Cotter, Jr.,” File located at San Francisco Architectural Heritage.

			[72] “Westinghouse Building,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', July 13, 1907.

			[73] “Novel Method of Steel Reinforcement for Concrete Construction,” ''Architect and Engineer'', Volume 19 (January 1910), pp. 55-59.

			[74] Crocker-Langley’s City Directory, 1911-12 and 1912-13.

			[75] John Cotter Pelton, Jr., “Cheap Dwellings, Plans and Specifications of a Five-Hundred Dollar House,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', April 3, 1880, p. 1.

			[76] John Cotter Pelton, Jr., “Cheap Dwellings, Plans and Specifications of a Five-Hundred Dollar House,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', April 3, 1880, p. 1.

			[77] Clifford E. Clark, The American Family Home, 1800-1960, (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1986), p. 103.

			[78] John Cotter Pelton, Jr., “Cheap Dwellings, Plans, and Specifications of a Five-Hundred Dollar House,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', April 3, 1880, p. 1.

			[79] John Cotter Pelton, Jr., “Cheap Dwellings, Plans and Specifications of a Five-Hundred Dollar House,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', April 3, 1880.

			[80] John Cotter Pelton, Jr., “Cheap Dwellings, Plans and Specifications for a Five-Hundred Dollar House,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', April 3, 1880, p. 1.

			[81] John Cotter Pelton, Jr., “Cheap Dwellings, The Second of the Bulletin Series of Inexpensive Homes,” ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', May 8, 1880, p. 1.

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 '''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''
-''by Margo Bors''
+''by Christopher VerPlanck''
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-'''Pelton Dwellings in Dogpatch (lower Potrero Hill) date to 1887.'''
+'''Pelton Dwellings in Dogpatch (lower Potrero Hill) date to 1887. Plans for Pelton's "Cheap Dwellings" as they were called, were used by individuals and contractors [[Lyon Street between Oak and Haight|all around the city]] in working class neighborhoods. A contractor, Rees Davis, built these charming houses back to back on Tennessee and Minnesota in 1887. '''
 ''Photo: Margo Bors''
-to 915 Minnesota St. and Tennessee in lower Potrero Hill or Dogpatch. In the 1880's architects were busy designing very elaborate Victorians and it was not worth their time to design a basic, comfortable working man's home. So in 1881 the newspaper ''The Evening Bulletin'' commissioned the architect John Pelton to design a modest home for the working man. The ''Bulletin'' then printed the plans in the newspaper along with all of the materials and costs involved so that a worker could hire a carpenter and build the house himself for $585 dollars. Plans for Pelton's "Cheap Dwellings" as they were called were used by individuals and contractors [[Lyon Street between Oak and Haight|all around the city]] in working class neighborhoods. A contractor, Rees Davis, built these charming houses back to back on Tennessee and Minnesota in 1887.
+The editor of the ''San Francisco Evening Bulletin'', a daily newspaper that attracted a large body of readership amongst San Francisco’s working-class and immigrant populations, stated that the “Cheap Dwellings” series was initiated in response to a perceived need for “handsome, commodious, and economical” cottages for “small families of moderate means.”[75] The editor of the ''Bulletin'' described Pelton in the introduction of the series as a “well-known” young architect, who “carried off the prize offered by the Mechanics’ Institute for the best plans of a mechanic’s dwelling.” Apparently, Pelton’s social conscience and proven abilities in designing low-cost cottages motivated the Bulletin to feature Pelton’s designs in an unprecedented effort to assist the city’s working classes construct adequate housing. The Bulletin’s motives, like Pelton’s, were most likely motivated by a mixture of altruism and shrewd marketing. As the paper itself noted, every Saturday edition that included one of Pelton’s plans quickly sold out. Pelton may or may not have been paid for his work for the Bulletin, but he seems to have benefited from the publicity his designs engendered.

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	900 to 915 Minnesota St. and Tennessee in lower Potrero Hill or Dogpatch. In the 1880's architects were busy designing very elaborate Victorians and it was not worth their time to design a basic, comfortable working man's home. So in 1881 the newspaper ''The Evening Bulletin'' commissioned the architect John Pelton to design a modest home for the working man. The Bulletin then printed the plans in the newspaper along with all of the materials and costs involved so that a worker could hire a carpenter and build the house himself for $585 dollars. Plans for Pelton's "Cheap Dwellings" as they were called were used by individuals and contractors all around the city in working class neighborhoods. A contractor, Rees Davis, built these charming houses back to back on Tennessee and Minnesota in 1887.		900 to 915 Minnesota St. and Tennessee in lower Potrero Hill or Dogpatch. In the 1880's architects were busy designing very elaborate Victorians and it was not worth their time to design a basic, comfortable working man's home. So in 1881 the newspaper ''The Evening Bulletin'' commissioned the architect John Pelton to design a modest home for the working man. The ''Bulletin'' then printed the plans in the newspaper along with all of the materials and costs involved so that a worker could hire a carpenter and build the house himself for $585 dollars. Plans for Pelton's "Cheap Dwellings" as they were called were used by individuals and contractors [[Lyon Street between Oak and Haight\|all around the city]] in working class neighborhoods. A contractor, Rees Davis, built these charming houses back to back on Tennessee and Minnesota in 1887.

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			''by Margo Bors''

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	900 to 915 Minnesota St. and Tennessee in lower Potrero Hill or Dogpatch. In the 1880's architects were busy designing very elaborate Victorians and it was not worth their time to design a basic, comfortable working man's home. So in 1881 the newspaper ''The Evening Bulletin'' commissioned the architect John Pelton to design a modest home for the working man. The Bulletin then printed the plans in the newspaper along with all of the materials and costs involved so that a worker could hire a carpenter and build the house himself for $585 dollars. Plans for Pelton's "Cheap Dwellings" as they were called were used by individuals and contractors all around the city in working class neighborhoods. A contractor, Rees Davis, built these charming houses back to back on Tennessee and Minnesota in 1887.		900 to 915 Minnesota St. and Tennessee in lower Potrero Hill or Dogpatch. In the 1880's architects were busy designing very elaborate Victorians and it was not worth their time to design a basic, comfortable working man's home. So in 1881 the newspaper ''The Evening Bulletin'' commissioned the architect John Pelton to design a modest home for the working man. The Bulletin then printed the plans in the newspaper along with all of the materials and costs involved so that a worker could hire a carpenter and build the house himself for $585 dollars. Plans for Pelton's "Cheap Dwellings" as they were called were used by individuals and contractors all around the city in working class neighborhoods. A contractor, Rees Davis, built these charming houses back to back on Tennessee and Minnesota in 1887.

	~~--''by Margo Bors''~~

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