Towers, turrets, and rounded porches give Queen Anne architecture regal airs. But the style has nothing to do with British royalty, and Queen Anne houses do not resemble buildings from the medieval times of the English Queen Anne. Instead, Queen Anne architecture expresses the exuberance and inventiveness of industrial-age builders. Study the style and you'll discover several different subtypes, proving that there's no end to the variety of the Queen Anne style. The present day building is being used as a retirement home. The grey portion is a add on and renovations are planned for 2013.
Cool house, but the add-on is kind of bizarre.
ReplyDeleteI hope the renovations don't include changing the Victorian portion of this...it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly where that house is, Andy. I have photographed it too. :))
ReplyDeletethat add on bit is an abomination. I love Queen Anne Style for its variegated whimsy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what stories that old house could tell? It is so big and massive.
ReplyDeleteYou'd never see anything exactly like this in the west. Ontario architecture is often quite distinctive.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo - both subject and the lighting which looks like it was taken on a crisp fall late afternoon.
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