The American Foursquare
The American Foursquare was ubiquitous in the first three decades of the 20 century. Dignified and self-contained, it was suited to smaller lots, prefab parts, and the housing boom. Examples run from Craftsman-style and Prairie School to Free Classic and Colonial Revival in their details.
Reader Home: Living Lightly in a Granite Foursquare
This American Foursquare in Central Gardens, Memphis, Tenn. celebrates its 100th birthday this year. The house, never neglected, was restored and gently renovated.
A Handsome “Green” Foursquare
A sustainable Arts & Crafts Foursquare: a Maryland company finds inspiration for its high-quality, energy-efficient homes in the building traditions of the bungalow era.
The American Foursquare
The epitome of the post-Victorian “comfortable house,” the Foursquare is about dignified self-containment.
