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Queen Anne Style Architecture located along M-25 in Bay City
The Queen Anne style was built during the 1880s to the first decade of the 1900s. The style captured the attention and imagination of people across the United States. Queen Anne architecture became very popular and was built almost everywhere. It is a highly decorative style that was soon nicknamed "bric-a-brac" and "gingerbread" for the elaborate and plentiful trim applied to nearly every surface of the structure. At the time of construction it was not uncommon for the houses to be painted with as many as five or six different colors to bring out all the different textures and trim.
Characteristics
- Porches are usually large and wrap around the house.
- Towers are sometimes present.
The Queen Anne style uses windows of all sizes and shapes. In this house stained glass windows made an appearance and some still remain today. The house followed no rules of architectural design but simply went where it would.
- Wings and towers, gables and porches popped up in random fashion.
- With the arrival of the 1900s the fanciful houses fell out of favor, and most of the colorful structures were painted over in conservative white.
Due to the incredible popularity of the Queen Anne they still remain in most communities and in recent years are regaining their colorful appearances.
Queen Anne Style Architecture located along M-88 in Bellaire
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