This can make distinguishing a Queen Anne home from otherVictorian-style housesa bit more complex than you may think.
Learn what sets this architectural style apart, along with where it originated and its key features.
What is a Queen Anne-style House?
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The first expressions of Queen Anne-style architecture were subtle and classical in appearance.
Still, they boasted impressive facades and intricate details alongside their classical elements.
Features were often symmetrical and flat.
Victorian-Era Carson Mansion, Eureka, CaliforniaCarol M. Highsmith/Getty Images (cropped)
The reimagined Queen Anne-style house swapped symmetry for asymmetry.
Flat facades were replaced by more three-dimensional features, such as porches and towers.
From the 1880s to 1910s, this Queen Anne Revival style reached America.
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Extremely intricate trim and details cover much of these houses.
Multi-color palettes are common, and exteriors are often seen with three or more colors.
These lavish details and color combinations were inspired by Eastlake-style houses, another form of Victorian housing.
This eclectic architectural gem is now privately owned and maintained.
Since Queen Anne-style homes are a branch ofVictorian houses, some features overlap.
Georgian architecture typically features brick or stone facades, while Queen Anne architecture has textured shingles or false half-timbering.
The Queen Anne style is not also considered gothic.
Gothic houses have sharply pointed windows, exteriors made of stone, and often prominent chimneys.
The gothic style originated in the Middle Ages and calls to mind the cathedrals built in Europe.
