Their features include gabled roofs and front porches embellished with prefabricated trim.
Queen Anne: The most exuberant of all the Victorian styles, Queen Annes are asymmetrical, and often feature turrets and towers, round or octagonal rooms, elaborate spindle-work, fish-scale siding, and patterned masonry.Įastlake: Eastlake structures are one to two stories, have steeply pitched roofs with gables, rectangular windows, decorative brackets, elaborate cladding with curved timbering, and curved wooden arches over entryways.įolk: Generally symmetrical and relatively plain homes for the working and middle class, Folk Victorians were built using plan books published by architectural companies.
Notable practitioners: Joseph Cather Newsom Frederick Roehrig Prevalent styles found today in neighborhoods such as Angelino Heights or West Adams include Queen Anne, Eastlake and Folk-or some combination of multiple styles. The word “ Victorian” actually refers to an era, the reign of Queen Victoria, which lasted from 1837 to 1901, and it encompasses a wide variety of styles.
