414 Foursquare

03/22/2018

Anyone need a house?

Italianate style, two story house, on property purchased for expansion of the Public Library, looking for new owner to relocate off of the property. City also has vacant residential lot, available …

03/08/2018

Have I ever mentioned the woodwork in this home? Wikipediea: “A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian style....Traditional American Foursquare was plain, often incorporating handcrafted “honest” woodwork.” Yep, this is it.

03/08/2018

Looking forward to some green outside.

03/07/2018

One of these days we’ll take down the evergreen garland. But for now, with the snow outside, it seems fitting. Soon we’ll need to spring up the place.

03/05/2018

The vestibule on this home is a necessary feature on wintry days like today.

03/05/2018

Great day to sit and warm up on the radiator.

02/26/2018

The epitome of the post-Victorian “comfortable house,” the Foursquare is about dignified self-containment.

02/25/2018

We decorated the Foursquare for the Holiday home tour the first week of November. The Foursquare is virtually dust free 4 months later. I have to think it’s due to the radiators rather than a forced air furnace blowing the dust around. What do you think?

01/26/2018

Another great Foursquare page to watch.

https://www.facebook.com/dgfoursquares/

This page was set up to celebrate the American Foursquare homes in Downers Grove, Illinois.

01/26/2018

The new breakfast nook: Table (movable) and benches with storage were built by my dad.

01/25/2018

The sunroom: second floor, off the 4th bedroom, west side of home. It feels like you’re in the trees.

01/23/2018

The foyer and stairs is one of the many highlights of this home.