Time Period: 
1895-1930 (After the silver crash of 1893)

Names: 
Foursquare, Double Decker, Double Cube, Denver Square, Prairie Box, Seattle Box, Box House,
(the one-story version was called the Classic Cottage)

Style: 
Some times referred to as Post Victorian, Vernacular Design, Simplified Colonial Revival

Style Features included:

• box shape
• four room floor plan (later style was more open with built-ins & fireplaces)
• symmetrical
• two or more stories
• low hipped roof
• deep over hanging eaves with brackets, modillion, or classical frieze with dentils
• central attic (hipped or gable) dormer, at least one
• porch (full or partial width) with hipped roof supported by Doric columns or square posts
• brick, stucco, concrete block, clapboard, or wood shingle
• minimal decoration
• overall simplicity

Location: 
All across the U.S. and parts of Canada.

Exterior Detailing Influences:
Craftsman, Italian Renaissance, Mission, Victorian, Colonial, Neoclassical, Prarie

Availability:
These homes were available in the United States at the turn of the century through the 1950's.
They were most popular 1910-1930.

Price:
Between $2,000.00 - $5,000.00

Function:
Boxy interior shape, roomy interiors for small city lots. Middle-class residences.