Queen Anne

Character-defining Features

(Queen Anne Type)

• One, two and three stories;
• Irregular plans and asymmetrical massing;
• Hipped, gabled or combination of roof forms;
• Abundant use of spindle work, patterned masonry, and decorative millwork detailing;
• Horizontal wood, shingle, fish scale or a combination of these siding styles;
• Wrapped porches;
• Bay windows, oriels or corner towers (corner towers may be lacking in one-story cottages);
• Narrowly proportioned double hung wood windows. Later houses may have curved windows in towers; and,
• Leaded and colored glass often used in transoms.
   

Folk Victorian

Character-defining Features

(Folk Victorian Type)

• One and two stories in height;
• Rectangular or L-shaped plans;
• Moderately or steeply pitched roofs;
• Horizontal wood siding;
• Decorative  wood shingles and/or verge boards within the front gables;
• Porches with turned wood posts, spindle work; and,
• Tall, narrow wood windows.
   

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