I would call it a four square -- lots of them built. I grew up in one and ours is a 4 square variation.

Four Square, with a Craftsman or "Farmhouse Victorian" interior finish. (hard to say - basic 1890s-1910 era trims)

"Four Square" was the floor plan, then they added the details of the style they wanted ... I've seen them in everything from Spanish Colonial to Victorian to Tudor

wow, gorgeous interior! All that beautiful dark wood... I'd go with arts & crafts style.

Mine is a 1916 Craftsman. I opted for as many period pieces as I could find. Most are oak. Many dressers & hutches have mirrors on top. But anywho...here's what I did. Every piece was bought in my favorite shop on Main st, or the local auctions.

More fun stuff....not everything is "period correct", but who says it has to be??

!920's Gilbert pedestal fan.

My $45.00 1890's wooden spring rocking chair!

It's an American 4 Square, with a Craftsman influence. It's beautiful. You're a great caretaker of a beautiful home!

Almost an archetype example of a classic American four-square. If you mess with that interior, the gods of old houses will haunt you for the rest of your life.

For the history of the unique four-square style, see our article "Arts & Crafts Architecture: Craftsman, Prairie & Four-Square House".

Great find!

Great article StarCraft. One question. At the end of the articles you have a resource guide. I tried clicking on one called Craftsman Ceramic Tile and got a dead link? Are they out of business? I love the tile shown.

cpartist

We have the time to update these resources about once a year, so some links may have died since our last update. Small companies come and go. Check back in a few days. The link will either be gone or live.

Starcraft, you do know that your unfitted early A&C kitchen example in the kitchens article is is actually a circa WWII beach cottage, most likely late 40s?

I remember the Kester cottages very well and have always wanted one for myself (although I can't say I ever saw a single one that actually looked like that one inside--most people believed in paint or at least stain). They were scattered all over the beach when I was a very small child in Pompano in the 50s, before the condos came.

Liz, sorry for the OT.

writersblock

Yes, we are aware of the exhibit's provenance. But, the beach cottage kitchens were themselves taken from early, mostly turn of the century, kitchens and are a good example of the type of kitchen common in the early Arts & Crafts period. Some were even removed from an old family house during redos and reinstalled in the family cottage to replace whatever even more primitive kitchen was already there.

We probably should look for a better illustration, though, just to avoid that confusion.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Thanks, Starcraft. FWIW, those were built as commercial beach vacation rentals, although they had great charm and quirkiness. They were sprinkled all up and down the beach like grains from a pepper shaker. Each one had quite a bit of empty space around it, not all clustered together like most cottage colonies.

Later, when the land was gobbled up for some of the most hideous condos ever built, many of the cottages themselves were sold and moved to various locations inland. I daresay a lot of folks in Pompano today think they were always over by the railroad tracks (and that they're from the 1920s boom days), but that's not true.

EDIT I totally agree that the way they've got it fixed up is more in keeping with what you were looking for than the way the kitchens of any of the ones I was ever in actually looked.

Liz....another great resource for any repairs, questions, info or anything else about your old place...go here --> http://www.thehistoricdistrict.org/

While that is a fairly new forum, it's got members from 2 others that went to the dogs because of spammers, but got their beginnings back around 2001, if not sooner. Members there have been old house owners for many many years. Several are here on the gardenweb as well.

You will be welcomed with open arms!!

bungalowmo

What a great resource! Thanks.

Where is your house located? If its located in Kansas City, Missouri its probably a Shirtwaist. Shirtwaist houses have a first level built out of locally quarried limestone or brick. Second floors are generally some type of wood siding, lap or shingle and some even had stucco. All are generally 3 stories tall and have a front porch. Roofs are steep with gables and wide eaves.