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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Foursquare
ⓘ
residential architectural style ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAlternativeName |
American Foursquare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foursquare House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craftsman style NERFINISHED ⓘ Prairie School architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCommonIn |
American small towns
ⓘ
American urban neighborhoods ⓘ streetcar suburbs ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| typicalPlanFeature |
central staircase
GENERATED
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four-square room arrangement GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalPorchSupport |
square columns
GENERATED
ⓘ
tapered columns GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
middle-class housing
ⓘ
single-family dwelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.