Queen Anne Architecture Roof

Front gabled or tri gable steep pitch.

Queen anne architecture roof.

Gothic revival style 1835 1880 stick style architecture queen anne style architecture tudor left uncommon pratt house vassar college poughkeepsie ny ca 1914 also see pratt house additional view. The queen anne style in british architecture refers to either the english baroque architectural style that developed around the time of queen anne who reigned from 1702 to 1714 or a revived form that became popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century which is known as queen anne revival. Roof dormers as architectural features are described separately at roof dormer types photo guide. Queen anne buildings have deeply pitched roofs with irregular shapes often with one or more front facing gables.

Richard norman shaw was the most prominent architect in england to promote the queen anne style inspired as it was by a mix of earlier tudor pre georigan and late medieval styles. The towers and turrets were capped with a conical tent domed or other artfully shaped roof and finished off with slate shingles. Still queen anne is somewhat misleading given her much earlier reign 1702 1714 during times when renaissance inspired architecture was the norm. In the united states queen anne style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910.

A gable is a roof section with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge line. Queen anne towers square round or polygonal were a favorite feature among architects designing queen anne homes. Sometimes instead of a tower a turret supported by a corbel projected from the second floor. The queen anne style followed the eastlake style and preceded the richardsonian romanesque and shingle styles.