The wealthy relation of the refugee shack was the bonus plan cottage. They were actually proposed by San Francisco's mayor before the advent of the refugee shacks, but the price tag of $1,000 for the cottage and $1,000 for the lot on which to build proved unworkable for most refugee families. However, for those refugees who owned or leased land and were fortunate enough to be employed, they proved to be an alternative to living in the camps. The Department of Lands and Buildings provided the plans - designed originally by well-known... architect Bruce Porter and subsequently modified by an unknown architect to make them less expensive - and put up one-half the construction cost for them. Eight hundred eighty-five were built.
The Cottage Book, 1989
