Victorian House, the make of an Queen Anne

August Scheele House, Elgin, IL 1894 - Queen Anne style

Learn the key design characteristics of Victorian style homes, their interesting history, and see pictures of the different types of Victorian Era homes.

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Queen Anne VictorianWelcome to another installment in the ELEMENTS OF HOME series. Each month I showcase a different residential style here on the blog. It is my hope that this information will not only teach you a little something about the various styles; but also equip you if are designing or…

Designed by architects Frank Longstaff and Henry Nelson Black, the Roland G. Gamwell House was built in 1892 in what is now the Fairhaven Historic District in Bellingham, Washington.

Another seat of a similar character, but of an earlier type, and one in which upholstery does not play so prominent a part, is shown in Fig. 1, Plate V. Here, the stuffing has not yet reached the ar...

The asymmetrical facade, multiple gables, bay window, and wrap-around porches are all characteristics of the Queen Anne style of architecture