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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Label Occurrences
Box House canonical 2

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Statements (49)

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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