There is a historical case for this, as the entire reason for the "illogical" style to exist in the first place is to emulate period under quote in professional

There is a historical case for this, as the entire reason for the "illogical" style to exist in the first place is to emulate period under quote in professionally typeset (with metal) prose, but using the limited medium of the typewriter. The limitations of typewriters have also led to a number of other conventions baked into american style guides, such as placing two spaces after a period. It's amazing how strongly these odd rules are being held onto well after the typewriter has been made irrelevant.