Pictured here is a Dak Bungalow in west India. This is an idea of what Hummil's bungalow could have resembled. Hummil, being the engineer for the new railroad, was given lodging especially close to the locals who work for him---much closer than any of his peers lived. This proximity created an interesting dynamic between him and the local indigenous knowledge which he avoided. His bungalow would have been in a much drier, more arid, and much flatter landscape.
Bourne, Samuel. Bungalow of Narkanda Village of Shimla District in Indian State of Himachal Pradesh in 1868. 1868. Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Dak_Bungalow_of_Nar.... Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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