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2-m= <br />WIDE OVERHANGS WITH EXPOSED <br />RAFTERS <br />LOW PROFILE, ONE STORY HOUSE <br />American Four Square <br />ARTS AND CRAFTS DETAILING IN <br />WALL TREATMENT AND ROOF <br />BRACKETS <br />DORMER ON HIP ROOF <br />The American Bungalow was initially used as the <br />style for summer homes in the 1880s. By the <br />1999s, the style became popular throughout the <br />country because it was economical and practical. <br />Characteristics include: <br />• low profile, one or one and a half story <br />• low-pitched gable or hip roof <br />• wide overhangs with exposed rafters or <br />decorative brackets <br />• front porch covered with extension of roof <br />The American four square emerged in suburban <br />development from the 1880s to the 1930s. This <br />style was the lowest cost for housing that still had <br />a dignified appearance. Characteristics include: <br />• square massing with four rooms on the <br />first floor and three rooms above <br />• hip or pyramid roof with a small dormer <br />• stairs and entrance hall on one side <br />o Arts and Crafts detailing <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 99 <br />