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The Foursquare style also evolved in the first
quarter of the 20th century and is so named since its floor
plan is characteristically four rooms above four rooms. Foursquare
are two-story cubic forms in wood frame, masonry or stucco
with a broad front porch across the full face of the building.
Many have wide overhanging eaves, horizontal banding, and
art glass windows typically of the Prairie school. They were
built throughout the older suburbs of Chicago and many examples
are found in old neighborhoods of Wilmette.
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