American Foursquare Floor Plans 1900

Early 1900s foursquare with faced or sculpted block walls and truncated hip roof.

American foursquare floor plans 1900. Home styles index of foursquare house plans annotated and organized by year. The american foursquare or american four square is an american house style popular from the mid 1890s to the late 1930s. Rather the basic four plus four floor plan was often modified. They were sensible two to two and a half story homes that were economical to build comfortable to live in and aesthetically pleasing in their simplicity.

Not all foursquares are alike. 7079 prairie box open floor plan. In some cases the living room occupied half of the ground. 2 1 2 stories in height.

1916 sears roebuck. It is characterized by its cubic form and simple economical floor plan. Square house plans house floor plans home renovation home remodeling four square homes unique floor plans american houses passive house house layouts. 7011 prairie box reception hall pocket doors traditional plan.

After 1900 it was one of the most popular house styles in both rural settings and on small city lots. Most are 2 5 stories in height. Creating an open floor plan by eliminating doors that had separated the main floor into a warren of small rooms. This foursquare house plan transformed that second floor closet from model 102 and turned it into an indoor bathroom.

The upper floor is usually one large open space which is a cool design element because it functions much like. The foursquare or box is a type rather than a style. The american foursquare was built between 1890 and about 1935. Converted to commercial use and finally left vacant this 1900 american foursquare is once again an asset to the streetscape its restored façade painted a jaunty mallard green.

The antecedents of the american foursquare differ depending on your source. You ll notice in our photo gallery of american foursquare homes below that most have large windows especially on the first floor flanking the front door. The chelsea floor plan has a large front hall room quaintly described as a music room or reception hall the stairs in this room jut out on the second floor allowing space for a side entry door under an oriel window. To create visual flow she chose white oak for.

The original features of this foursquare including the center second floor window and the dormer window have disappeared under vinyl siding and replacement windows. A reaction to the ornate and mass produced elements of the victorian and other revival styles popular throughout the last half of the 19th century the american foursquare was plain often incorporating handcrafted honest woodwork unless purchased from a mail order catalog. 397 artistic detail traditional plan.