Thanks for responding sombreuil.

Yes, the lot it's on was actually much larger originally. The home to the right of it, sits on a lot which was part of this home's at one time. We have a small sliver of it still - our lot is comprised currently of 3 lots - one of which is so small as to be nearly nothing at all, just runs pretty much along the neighbors fence line and in back of my garage (in fact, I think her fence, may be partially on my lot - but it was done even before they moved in so I'm not going to make a fuss over a few inches).

When I was first looking at the house, it was listed as a "colonial" which was obviously incorrect from a layout standpoint being as the floor plan is not symmetrical.'

I really need to get over to our Buildings Department and see if they have any photos on file. I've had some luck with neighbors as far as the history of the home (a couple have lived here many years, and are elderly) but nobody has mentioned to me that the house has undergone any renovations in a time period that they recall (not in the last 50-60 years anyway). We also found some photos in the house of prior owners, but unfortunately none of the house itself.

Nice house - photos of interior?

Pillars, stonework and front porch put it squarely in Craftsman territory.

It may have some 4-square influence - it was such a livable layout that it became ubiquitous regardless of the other style influences. You can have 4-square Art Deco, Craftsman, and even Spanish Colonial ... one is layout, the other is trimmings.

Sivyaleah, I'd have to say Craftsman, and that a couple things are really throwing it off: the railing on the top of the porch is certainly a later addition--it's just too tall.
The other is that I seriously think surgery was done on your overhangs--I'd bet a milliion bucks that you had box gutters originally, and they were removed in favor of more modern k-style gutters. Such alterations will remove at least one foot off of the cornice overhang--my house still has it's box gutters, and my neighbor across the street (essentially a foursquare very like mine) has had hers removed at some point in the past...her overhangs are about half the depth of mine, perhaps a tad less. Whether it's illusion or not, the base of my hipped roof looks like it has a bit of a flare to it...while hers doesn't--due to the presence of the box guttering.

Lazy - I do have interiors - I'll dig some out later on today (hopefully will remember!).

Columbusguy - that's a shame about the gutters, especially since I recently had them replaced as the old (replaced?) ones were in awful condition, falling off the house and causing water infiltration into the basement. Seeing as you said that, now it makes sense that they were. They were not attached properly at all, and the contractor was somewhat puzzled about how they were put on in the first place. I mean, they were kind of just hanging there on hooks.

He said it was a haphazard kind of job and he had to actually build new fascias for the new ones. Which wasn't surprising considering the overall condition of the home.

I also was sure the porch railing was not original by a long shot. It just looks too rough and basic. I'd like to replace it at some point but not now. It's in decent condition, sturdy at least, and we just had the floor of the balcony repaired for leaks to the porch. My bigger concern is trying to find a material for the floor of the porch itself, as it only is a torch down and it's terribly unattractive to look at from the bedroom you access it from. The contractor is trying to come up with a solution for that (wood slat decking most likely).

Anyway, had I known the gutter situation, perhaps I may have found someone more adept at recreating a more original look for the home, although my money at this point isn't holding out too well. As everyone knows these homes are a labor of love! I purchased the home for $225K, and have already spent another $200K over that to renovate - much on safety issues (electrical, plumbing, water remediation, new windows, and even the kitchen remodel goes under that category as it was not usable in the condition I got it in). So much more still needs to be done (the main bathroom is falling apart daily but it all works - it's a cosmetic issue) but nothing right now which is really pressing so I'm at a much needed lull for a while other than minor things, like light fixtures.

Prairie

Praire had been mentioned as an influence as well.

It really does seem to be all over the place. I seriously need to get over to the D.O.B. here and see if there is any info on it but I suspect there probably won't be much, if anything. I had tried Sanborne already and came up with nothing.

I say definitely Craftsman. Someone added the railing, but it reminds me of four square styling.

From a site on foursquares, it said that Frank Lloyd Wright had a big influence on the concept of a foursquare; I hope this isn't true, as I truly hate his style and overblown ego. :) From the more than twenty five plan books I've been in, many designers used the style, and they predated him, so how could he claim credit?

As you might surmise, I also hate the Bauhaus style and all its modern successors....

I really don't think FW had a great influence since he eschewed all the earlier styles...and most every foursquare I've seen takes liberally from all of them--my own is heavily Classical, both Greek and Etruscan, and with some Art Nouveau thrown in.