Prairie Box

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Prairie Box is an alternative name for the American Foursquare, a popular early-20th-century American house style known for its simple boxy shape and efficient, spacious layout.

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instanceOf architectural style
house style
alsoKnownAs American Foursquare NERFINISHED
alternativeNameOf American Foursquare NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement American Craftsman influence
Prairie School influence
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
hasDesignGoal affordable construction
functional efficiency
maximum interior space on small lots
hasFeature central entry
four-room floor plan per level
front porch with wide stairs
full-width front porch
large central dormer
minimal ornamentation
overhanging eaves
simple detailing
symmetrical facade
wide eaves
hasFunction single-family dwelling
hasLayout efficient layout
spacious interior
hasPlan square floor plan
hasPlanType four-square plan
hasPorchSupportType square porch columns
tapered porch columns
hasRoofType hipped roof
pyramidal roof
hasShape boxy form
hasStoreys two stories
two-and-a-half stories
hasWindowArrangement grouped windows on facade
hasWindowType double-hung windows
popularInDecade 1900s
1910s
1920s
relatedStyle Colonial Revival house
Craftsman house
Prairie School house NERFINISHED
typicalConstructionMaterial brick
stucco
wood frame
typicalLocation American small towns
American suburbs
urban residential neighborhoods
typicalPeriodOfUse early 20th century GENERATED
usedIn residential architecture

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