Four square homes

What feature define the American Foursquare house? Read the What, Where, Why, When, and Who of this classic type of house.

Lisa and Paul blend objects from multiple decades to give their home a layered and organic feel. "We didn't want our rooms looking like they belonged in a catalog."

The Manchester is a Colonial Revival style house plan designed for a TND neighborhood, and is named after an urban street in a historic section in the City of Norfolk, Virginia. It has been a popular choice for builders. On a fifty-foot lot, this plan allows for plenty of driveway access to a detached garage.....

One of the seven houses I have called home was an American Four Square so this house immediately caught my eye. What I like best about this architectural

image sourceWelcome to another installment in the ELEMENTS OF HOME series. Each month I showcase a different residential style here on the blog. It is my hope that this information will not only teach you a little something about the various styles; but also equip you if are designing or searching…

Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty's Childhood Home is on the market in Richmond, Virginia. See the updated American Foursquare on hookedonhouses.net.

It’s Hip to be 4 Square Sometime in the early 1880’s simplicity dusted off its shoes and headed to the city. It followed the new middle class whose confidence to roam was fueled by expanding economic opportunities. Meanwhile the recent centennial exhibition in Philadelphia renewed much interest in our colonial heritage including our early simple rectangular homes. The pendulum had swung, the flamboyant queen-anne style homes and other asymmetrical Victorian designs were being replaced with…

Here’s a rare opportunity for lovers of historic luxury homes: if you want to see this 1916 Prairie Foursquare-style home on Swiss Avenue up close, you can....

Flowing Traditional Plan with Two Story Great Room. House Plan 2171B: The Cottonwood is a 1705 SqFt Craftsman, and Neighborhood Design style home floor plan .

Also known as the Prairie Box, the American foursquare is considered to be a true American style home. Economical, resource-efficient, and practical, foursquare homes can be seen in almost every US state as well as throughout Canada. It can safely be said that foursquares are the most common and popular house styles in America, providing comfortable housing for growing middle-class families. Being one of the most widely built homes of the early 20th century, the American foursquare is…