It is completely fit for purpose. That was an era of millions of rural and lake cabins built for a season or two and not intended for year round habitation. There are many of these in rural areas and now we have problems with people wanting them to be year round when the seasonal infrastructure is from the 50’s.
And as far as FLW was concerned, it was art, and you were just being given the luxury of living in it.
This house was built in 1911, the population was over 20k which puts the population density at the time at over 4000 per square mile. That's not exactly rural.
And as far as FLW was concerned, it was art, and you were just being given the luxury of living in it.