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QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE. | QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE. Queen Anne was one of the most frequently used styles by architects of Dubuque's mansions. Introduced at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, the style became popular in the United States between the 1880s and 1900s. (1) Most of the homes constructed in this style in Dubuque came from the 1880s through 1890s with some being built as late as 1910. (2) | ||
An asymmetrical style, Queen Anne architecture featured an irregular plan | An asymmetrical style, Queen Anne architecture featured an irregular plan with high and multiple roofs and ridges meeting at right angles. Upper stories often projected beyond the lower levels and it was common to find round or polygonal towers and turrets. Elaborate chimneys were important features. Flues might be split and rejoined at multiple sites allowing stained glass to at the split sights to create windows in rooms incorporated into a fire place. Another impressive part of Queen Anne homes was the use of large porches. Building materials were often different. The first floor might feature the use of brick, upper stories might use shingling with half-timbering in the gables. Bay windows were popular and took any shape with the exception of the Gothic pointed arch. The overall appearance of the home might strike visitors at later time as garish. One writer, however, has taken a much different view: | ||
...often provided entertainment for the passerby and, for the occupant, surprises, places for children | |||
to hide, crannies, inglenooks, attics, dramatic balconies, ceremonial staircases with railing to slide | |||
down, space, carved wood, and colored glass. They were untidy but they could provide joyous human | |||
habitat, (3) | |||
Buildings of this style have turrets, towers, elaborate chimneys, high multiple roofs, verandas, and bay windows. A variety of building materials were often used to display a variety of form, color, and texture. The style developed in the Midwest during the last two decades of the 1800s, and most of the Dubuque homes of this style date their construction between 1885 and 1895. | Buildings of this style have turrets, towers, elaborate chimneys, high multiple roofs, verandas, and bay windows. A variety of building materials were often used to display a variety of form, color, and texture. The style developed in the Midwest during the last two decades of the 1800s, and most of the Dubuque homes of this style date their construction between 1885 and 1895. | ||
[[Image:100_0391.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Clarke Drive]] | [[Image:100_0391.jpg|left|thumb|250px| 609 Clarke Drive]] | ||
[[Image:100_0395.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Madison Street Hill]] | [[Image:100_0395.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Madison Street Hill]] | ||
[[Image:100_0350.jpg|left|thumb|250px|West 11th Street | [[Image:100_0350.jpg|left|thumb|250px|510 West 11th Street]] | ||
[[Image:100_0373.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]] | [[Image:100_0373.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]] | ||
[[Image:100_0331.jpg|left|thumb|390 Hill|250px|390 Hill]] | |||
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1. Architectural Style Guide. Online: http://www.historicnewengland.org/preservation/your-older-or-historic-home/architectural-style-guide#federal-adam-1780-1820 | |||
2. Sommer, Lawrence J. '''The Heritage of Dubuque--An Architectural View''', Sponsored by First National Bank, Tel Graphics, East Dubuque, Illinois, 1975, p. 100 | |||
3. Ibid. | |||
[[Category: Architecture]] | [[Category: Architecture]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 7 October 2026
QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE. Queen Anne was one of the most frequently used styles by architects of Dubuque's mansions. Introduced at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, the style became popular in the United States between the 1880s and 1900s. (1) Most of the homes constructed in this style in Dubuque came from the 1880s through 1890s with some being built as late as 1910. (2)
An asymmetrical style, Queen Anne architecture featured an irregular plan with high and multiple roofs and ridges meeting at right angles. Upper stories often projected beyond the lower levels and it was common to find round or polygonal towers and turrets. Elaborate chimneys were important features. Flues might be split and rejoined at multiple sites allowing stained glass to at the split sights to create windows in rooms incorporated into a fire place. Another impressive part of Queen Anne homes was the use of large porches. Building materials were often different. The first floor might feature the use of brick, upper stories might use shingling with half-timbering in the gables. Bay windows were popular and took any shape with the exception of the Gothic pointed arch. The overall appearance of the home might strike visitors at later time as garish. One writer, however, has taken a much different view:
...often provided entertainment for the passerby and, for the occupant, surprises, places for children
to hide, crannies, inglenooks, attics, dramatic balconies, ceremonial staircases with railing to slide
down, space, carved wood, and colored glass. They were untidy but they could provide joyous human
habitat, (3)
Buildings of this style have turrets, towers, elaborate chimneys, high multiple roofs, verandas, and bay windows. A variety of building materials were often used to display a variety of form, color, and texture. The style developed in the Midwest during the last two decades of the 1800s, and most of the Dubuque homes of this style date their construction between 1885 and 1895.
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Source:
1. Architectural Style Guide. Online: http://www.historicnewengland.org/preservation/your-older-or-historic-home/architectural-style-guide#federal-adam-1780-1820
2. Sommer, Lawrence J. The Heritage of Dubuque--An Architectural View, Sponsored by First National Bank, Tel Graphics, East Dubuque, Illinois, 1975, p. 100
3. Ibid.