Eclecticism, asymmetry, and contrast are hallmarks of Queen Anne.
Differing wall textures such as patterned wood shingles shaped into varying designed clapboards and panels.
Steep pitched, irregular, and complex wooden or slate roofs with overhanging eaves and elaborate chimneys.
Multiple gables, dormers, turrets, or towers often coexist in close proximity upon roof.
These towers and turrets vary in height, shape, and position and are capped with cone shaped or other artfully shaped roofs.
Curved glass is a unique Queen Anne detail, found in bay windows and towers.
Oriel and bay windows often have horizontal bands of leaded windows.
Single-story wrap around front porches were an essential feature
Second story porches and balconies have delicate carved posts and lacy, ornamental spindle work. A second story porch is sometimes recessed into dominant front-facing gables or towers.
Doors may ave ornately carved decorations surrounding a single large paned window set into the upper portion of the door.
These homes often had colorful front gardens surrounded by wooden fences.
