Ida Johnson House
This handsome example of an American Foursquare was built in 1906. The two-and-a-half-story, frame house has a limestone foundation, clapboard siding, one-over-one double-hung windows, and a steeply pitched hip roof. American Foursquare refers to the nearly cube-like form of the house. They typically has a simple box shape, were two or two-and-a-half stories in height, with a four-room floor plan, which was popular in the United States from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. While many were built with a low-hipped roof with deep overhang, a large central dormer and a full-width porch with wide stairs, most foursquare forms borrowed details from other styles, including Prairie, Craftsman, Classical, or even Victorian detailing. This house has all of the typical Foursquare characteristics except that it features a steeply-pitched hipped roof with flared eaves which reflects the influence of the then waning Queen Anne style. The house also features bay windows on the north and south elevations and a pedimented dormer on the front elevation. Sometime after 1956, a small, one-story rear ell was expanded into a two-story addition. The addition respects the design, scale, and materials of the original building and has a narrower profile than the original building so that the addition is barely visible from the front elevation. This house was built by the Frank Linner Co. for Mrs. Ida Johnson, who lived in the house for over 20 years. The estimated cost of construction was $3,000. Interestingly, this home is an early example of a house built in Stillwater with indoor plumbing.
Ida Johnson House
This handsome example of an American Foursquare was built in 1906. The two-and-a-half-story, frame house has a limestone foundation, clapboard siding, one-over-one double-hung windows, and a steeply pitched hip roof. American Foursquare refers to the nearly cube-like form of the house. They typically has a simple box shape, were two or two-and-a-half stories in height, with a four-room floor plan, which was popular in the United States from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. While many were built with a low-hipped roof with deep overhang, a large central dormer and a full-width porch with wide stairs, most foursquare forms borrowed details from other styles, including Prairie, Craftsman, Classical, or even Victorian detailing. This house has all of the typical Foursquare characteristics except that it features a steeply-pitched hipped roof with flared eaves which reflects the influence of the then waning Queen Anne style. The house also features bay windows on the north and south elevations and a pedimented dormer on the front elevation. Sometime after 1956, a small, one-story rear ell was expanded into a two-story addition. The addition respects the design, scale, and materials of the original building and has a narrower profile than the original building so that the addition is barely visible from the front elevation. This house was built by the Frank Linner Co. for Mrs. Ida Johnson, who lived in the house for over 20 years. The estimated cost of construction was $3,000. Interestingly, this home is an early example of a house built in Stillwater with indoor plumbing.
Posted Date
Sep 28, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
