Architectural Styles
American Foursquare
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1895-1939
- Square, boxy design
- practicality and simplicity
- two-and-one-half stories high,
- four large, boxy rooms to a floor
- center dormer
- large front porch with wide stairs
- hipped roof
- arched entries between common rooms
- built-in cabinetry
- Craftsman-style woodwork
- Mail-order
- USA
- Canada
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Single family homes
- affordable duplexes or triplexes
- bungalows
- Foursquare House in Oak Park Illinois
- Craftsman Foursquare houses
- Foursquare in Detroit
- Prairie Foursquare
- Bungalow Foursquare
- American Foursquare in Philadelphia
- Caroline Millward House in Maywood, Illinois
- Dr. John H. Adair House in Owatonna, Minnesota
- Wegeforth-Wucher house, Burlingame, San Diego
- Foursquare house to B&B / guesthouse
- Foursquare house to small inn / boutique lodging
- Foursquare house to short-stay / serviced apartments
- Historic district lodging in Foursquare streetscapes
- Foursquare & Craftsman hybrid lodging
- Foursquare & Colonial Revival detailing lodging;
Adaptive Reuse
- Historic neighbourhood B&Bs in Midwest and Northeast cities – Columbus, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
- Foursquare house to Boutique inn
- Foursquare house to short-stay suites
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation