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Readers respond to Mystery House #52
Mixed-up Bungalow?

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From Bobby:

Definitely a foursquare. William is right - not all of them had dormers. Some even had front or side gable roofs. Yours is a very beautiful and sturdy looking example with its wide brick porch and thick square columns.

From William Young:

Tracey's house is yet another of the infinite variety of foursquares to be found across the U.S. The "basic footprint" of the house is a cube; the wrap-around verandah is applied decoration, not an integral part of the design. Many foursquares lacked the characteristic dormer(s) on the pyramidal roof -- either by design or simply to cut costs. The projection on the left side again something to be found on many foursquares; they were not always perfectly symmetrical boxes.

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