Box House

E1011970

Box House is an alternative name for the American Foursquare, a popular early-20th-century U.S. residential architectural style characterized by its simple boxy shape and efficient, spacious layout.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Foursquare
residential architectural style
countryOfOrigin United States
hasAlternativeName American Foursquare
Foursquare House
hasDesignGoal affordability
ease of construction
functional efficiency
spacious interior
hasPeakPopularity 1900s
1910s
1920s
hasPlan square floor plan
hasShape boxy form
hasTypicalAudience American middle-class families
hasTypicalEraOfPopularity circa 1890s–1930s
early 20th century
hasTypicalFacade symmetrical front elevation
hasTypicalFeature central dormer
efficient use of space
front dormer
full-width front porch
large front porch
low-hipped roof
practical interior layout
simple ornamentation
wide eaves
hasTypicalHeight two stories
two-and-a-half stories
hasTypicalLayout central hallway
four-room floor per level
hasTypicalMaterial brick
stone foundation
stucco
wood frame
hasTypicalWindowType double-hung sash windows
influencedBy Colonial Revival
Craftsman style
Prairie School architecture
linked to: Prairie School
isCommonIn American small towns
American urban neighborhoods
streetcar suburbs
roofType hipped roof
typicalPlanFeature central staircase
four-square room arrangement
typicalPorchSupport square columns
tapered columns
usedAs middle-class housing
single-family dwelling

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