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The Foursquare house, defined by its distinctive cube shape and hip roof, was popular in the 1890-1930s due to its affordability. These houses, like bungalows, were popular kit house options in mail order catalogs.
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The American Foursquare was built between 1890 and about 1935. After 1900, it was one of the most popular house styles in both rural settings and on small city lots. They were sensible two- to two-and-a-half-story homes that were economical to build, comfortable to live in, and aesthetically pleasing in their simplicity.
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by Jennifer Osterhout August 18, 2022 Did you know that during the early 1900s you could buy an ENTIRE house through a mail order catalog? Crazy, right? You would mail your check to the catalog company and they would ship (usually via railcar) all the wood, nails, paint, windows, doors, etc….. to build your own kit house.
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Craftsman - Often called a "bungalow in a box," craftsman details were included in foursquares in the early wave of building from 1900-1910. They can be identified by boxy front posts and exposed rafter tails. Prairie - Hugely popular across the Midwest, this style took inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The standard Pyramidal Hipped Gabled Dormer American Foursquare truly is square in form often measuring 28' x 28', 29' x 29', or 30' x 30'. The roof is either hipped or pyramidal hipped with a hipped, gabled or pedimented dormer on one or more sides with a pitch ranging from 6:12 to 8:12. The roof is typically accented with a wide eave.
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Whether done plain or embellished with Prairie School, Arts and Crafts, or Colonial Revival details, the Foursquare (1895-1929) was an economical house to build—and suited to small lots, prefab parts, and the housing boom. Foursquares seemed to spring up almost overnight. There were none in 1890. By 1910, thousands had been built.
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The American Foursquare house is a residential architectural type popular during the late 1800s and early 1900s in the United States and Canada. This post will dive into the What, When, Who and Why of the Foursquare House and show how its modest design, charm and affordability made it such a popular home.
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American Foursquare became one of the most popular housing styles in the United States in the early 1900's. This beautiful home reproduces that lovely style and adds modern amenities. The living room is huge and has a handy pass-through window to the kitchen. You can enter the home from the big front porch or through the smaller porch in the back.
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Roof dormer centered in roof slope Full-width, single-story porch Style Variations The Foursquare has served as the canvas for many revival styles of the 20th century: Late Victorian, Colonial, Spanish, Greek, to name a few. That's why you will often see Foursquares described by their styling.
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Key features of the American Foursquare House include: 1. Hipped Roof: A hipped roof is one that angles inward on all 4 sides. We explain the 15 common styles of roofs here including the hipped roof here. 2. Box shape: The name gives this away. It's a foursquare which means it's a four-sided home in a square shape resulting in a boxy design. 3.
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1. There's the tell-tale box or square shape that earned the Foursquare names like Square house, Box house, Cube house, Square-type American house among others. 2. It's usually two to two-and-half stories - with an attic, accounting for the half floor. 3.
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A wood-frame American Foursquare house in Minnesota with dormer windows on each side and a large front porch Wegeforth-Wucher house, Burlingame, San Diego The American Foursquare or American Four Square ( American 4 Square) is an American house style popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s.
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The Foursquare house, defined by its distinctive cube shape and hip roof, was popular in the 1890-1930s for many reasons, including affordability. These houses, like bungalows, were popular kit house options in mail order catalogs. Here we dive into Foursquare kit houses offered by one of the largest kit house manufacturers - the Aladdin Company.
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1908 Wilson & Girod Catalog by William A. RAdford Co. Foursquare house plans could be found in almost every plan and kit home catalog between 1900 and 1935. All were variations on the same theme: a cube with pyramidal roof, roof dormer, two-story, and either a partial- or full-width front porch. On the inside, the house plan was quartered with.
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Beginning in the 1890s, the Foursquare was a popular American house for its budget-friendliness and simple style. But there's still a lot to appreciate about the buildings that have lasted into.
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6792. 1580. 1595. The American Foursquare, sometimes called the "Prairie Box" was a hugely popular architectural style in almost every part of the country. It is one of the consumate American house styles. Though not technically an architectural style on its own (it's a subtype of The Prairie Style), the American Foursquare is so.