Queen+Anne+Victorians

=Queen Anne Victorian = 1850-1900 The Queen Anne style is the most popular of the Victorian subcategories. The style was created by the English Architect Richard Norman Shaw and became popular after the Civil War with the help of another architect Henry Hobson Richardson. This style is related to the Jacobean style (1603-1625) which involved textured surfaces on buildings. The style eventually grew to include many more elaborate features which make the Victorian what it is today. We are not sure how the Queen Anne gets its name considering her reign was from 1664 to 1714 which had little or nothing to do with the Jacobean style and was over a century apart from the Victorian time period. The most prominent features of the Queen Anne include: The Victorian mansions are normally very detailed and with the Queen Anne Style even the Chimney's are well decorated. For the time period it was common for these houses to be painted Earth tones or dark colors such as rusted yellows, dark blues and etc. The Queen Anne's gables and porches frequently involved wooden "gingerbread" trim in scrolled and "fish-scale" patterns.
 * Turrets
 * Large Projected Bay Windows
 * Double porches
 * Balconies
 * Wall carvings and or inset panels
 * Elaborate Brackets
 * Stained-Glass
 * Banisters
 * Towers
 * Normally placed at the corner of the front facade of the house (if not it is more likely to be a Victorian Stick Style
 * Roofs are cones, bell-shapes, octagons, and domes with decorative finials.
 * Fish scale shingle siding
 * Elaborate Wrap around porches
 * Roof finials and cresting
 * Patterned Shingles
 * Belt courses
 * Spindles
 * Steep cross gabled roofs.

Victorian Architecture Works Cited

Created by Shannon Boothe Date: February 23, 2010