American Four Square
E1011969
American Four Square is an early 20th-century American residential architectural style characterized by a simple boxy shape, two-and-a-half stories, and a large front porch with wide stairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Four Square canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12955684 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Four Square Context triple: [American Foursquare, hasAlternativeName, American Four Square]
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A.
Square D
Square D is a well-known American brand of electrical equipment and circuit protection products, particularly recognized for its circuit breakers, panelboards, and industrial control systems.
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B.
Pan American Field
Pan American Field was the original airfield and operations base in Miami used by Pan American World Airways before evolving into what is now Miami International Airport.
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C.
Wyoma Square
Wyoma Square is a neighborhood commercial and transit hub in Lynn, Massachusetts, known for its local shops, services, and busy intersection.
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D.
Hopscotch
"Hopscotch" is a 1980 American spy comedy film starring Walter Matthau as a rogue CIA agent who writes a tell-all memoir while eluding his former colleagues.
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E.
Hopscotch
"Hopscotch" is an influential experimental novel by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, renowned for its nonlinear structure and central place in the Latin American literary "Boom."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Four Square Target entity description: American Four Square is an early 20th-century American residential architectural style characterized by a simple boxy shape, two-and-a-half stories, and a large front porch with wide stairs.
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A.
Square D
Square D is a well-known American brand of electrical equipment and circuit protection products, particularly recognized for its circuit breakers, panelboards, and industrial control systems.
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B.
Pan American Field
Pan American Field was the original airfield and operations base in Miami used by Pan American World Airways before evolving into what is now Miami International Airport.
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C.
Wyoma Square
Wyoma Square is a neighborhood commercial and transit hub in Lynn, Massachusetts, known for its local shops, services, and busy intersection.
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D.
Hopscotch
"Hopscotch" is an influential experimental novel by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, renowned for its nonlinear structure and central place in the Latin American literary "Boom."
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E.
Hopscotch
"Hopscotch" is a 1980 American spy comedy film starring Walter Matthau as a rogue CIA agent who writes a tell-all memoir while eluding his former colleagues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
ⓘ
residential architectural style ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAlternativeName |
American Foursquare
ⓘ
Box House ⓘ Classic Box ⓘ Prairie Box ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
affordable construction
ⓘ
efficient use of urban lots ⓘ functional interior layout ⓘ |
| hasTypicalDistribution |
American cities
ⓘ
American suburbs ⓘ |
| hasTypicalEraOfPopularity |
1890s
ⓘ
1900s ⓘ 1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ |
| hasTypicalFeature |
box-like massing
ⓘ
broad eaves ⓘ center dormer ⓘ central dormer window ⓘ central front door ⓘ full-width front porch ⓘ hipped roof ⓘ large front porch ⓘ simple detailing ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ wide front stairs ⓘ |
| hasTypicalForm | simple boxy shape ⓘ |
| hasTypicalHeight | two-and-a-half stories ⓘ |
| hasTypicalInteriorFeature |
built-in cabinetry
ⓘ
central staircase ⓘ four-square room arrangement ⓘ |
| hasTypicalMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone foundation ⓘ stucco ⓘ wood frame ⓘ |
| hasTypicalPlan |
four-room floor plan per level
ⓘ
square floor plan ⓘ |
| hasTypicalPorchSupport |
classical columns
ⓘ
square columns ⓘ tapered columns ⓘ |
| hasTypicalPorchType | one-story front porch ⓘ |
| hasTypicalRoofType |
hip roof
ⓘ
pyramidal roof ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Colonial Revival architecture
ⓘ
Craftsman style ⓘ
linked to:
American Craftsman style
Prairie School architecture ⓘ
linked to:
Prairie School
|
| usedFor |
middle-class housing
ⓘ
single-family housing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Four Square Description of subject: American Four Square is an early 20th-century American residential architectural style characterized by a simple boxy shape, two-and-a-half stories, and a large front porch with wide stairs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.