Queen Anne House Plans

Queen Anne house plans feature shingles laid in decorative patterns; ornamentation and patterned siding; a tower.

Architectural Features of Queen Anne House Plans

Eccentric Asymmetrical Facade with emphasis on verticality; typically a one-story
Steeply Pitched Roof, often a front facing gable with a variety of other roof types and heights; roof irregular in shape or parapeted; sometimes hipped; high, steeply pitched
Highly Ornamented Exterior, decorative wall shingles, patterned masonry

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House Plan Code: DHSW45390

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2,174 Sq. Ft.
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2

Queen Anne House Plan Details

Appearing in the 1870's through 1910, Queen Anne style house plans are an eclectic style based on a merry mix of country-house and Elizabethan cottage architecture exuberantly blended with Tudor, Gothic, English Renaissance and American Colonial styles. Typically-two-and-a-half stories, they can be large and rambling or small and snug with rooms tucked away in towers, bays and dormers. From the flashy "painted ladies" of San Francisco to Brooklyn's refined brownstones, Queen Anne home plans appear all across the country. With all its bells and whistles, Queen Anne is a style that refuses to be ignored.

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Queen Anne House Plan Features

Eccentric Asymmetrical Facade

Properly placed in the reign of Britain's Queen Elizabeth I rather than Queen Anne, these fanciful homes feature steep roofs, a front-facing gable, one-story porch that extends across one or two sides of the house, round or square towers, decorative wall shingles, patterned masonry, half timbers, ornamental spindles and brackets and bay windows. The multistory Queen Anne home plan presents an eccentric asymmetrical facade to the street, providing a feeling of individuality and personal expression.

Steeply Pitched Roof

Queen Anne house's often sport a front facing gable however there are a variety of other roof types and heights such as an irregular or parapeted roof, sometimes hipped; steeply pitched, ornamented gables or cross gables adding to the character of this historical design recognized across the country.

Highly Ornamented Exterior

The highly ornamented exterior may include towers, decorative trusses, bracketed posts, gingerbread, finials, cast-iron cresting; dentiled cornice; carved ornamentation and patterned horizontal siding; frequently a cylindrical tower with a conical or bulbous roof, or a square or polygonal tower.

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Similar Styles

Gothic Revival House Plans:
Porches with Gothic arches; steeply pitched cross gables.
Shingle House Plans:
prominent arches at entryways; roughhewn siding; informal appearance.