Windows: double-hung with divided-lights, 3/1 or 6/1 or 9/1 or stain glass, no shutters
Doors: panel or flush door with lights in the upper 1/3 of door
Four Square Fast Facts
1895 – 1930’s
Shaped like a simple box with 4 rooms on the main level
2 stories tall with 3rd floor attic area
Roof: Hip with central dormer
Prominent Front Porch
The Prairie School of Architecture, as it is formally known, was created by Frank Lloyd Wright. A sub-type of this style is the American Four-Square, or Prairie Square. We have plenty of the Four Square examples in our region.
The Prairie School of Architecture, as it is formally known, was created by Frank Lloyd Wright. A sub-type of this style is the American Four-Square, or Prairie Square. We have plenty of the Four Square examples in our region.