A gorgeous Queen Anne house in Bangor, Maine. The design for this house comes from D.S. Hopkins’ 1893 plan book “Houses and Cottages, Book 5” shown below.
This Queen Anne style cottage is almost a Shingle Style cottage. Only the clapboard siding on the first floor tips the scale to Queen Anne. Such fine distinctions are not uncommon among Victorian-era styles, which often share features and forms. I especially love the front extension on the carriage house, clearly added to accommodate longer automobiles at some point in the past.
For those who value the history of their house and their community, understanding these distinctions and respecting them in restoring/rehabilitating the house is important. Our historic buildings are the most visible documents of our past. They tell the story of how our communities came to be what they are today. Respecting the details of our houses, especially on the exterior, helps to tell that story to residents and visitors of our towns and cities.
Chapter 2 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners” illustrates and describes 25 historic styles and types with character-defining features of each keyed to multiple color photos.
Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling 720-page hardcover book are available from the author at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/ and through the shop on this page.
Select preservation titles by other authors are also available in our shop!
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