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Identifying feature

Spindlework

Wooden trim made of rows of spindles, short rods turned on a lathe, set on porches, gables and eaves. It is common on Queen Anne and Eastlake houses of the late 1800s.

a sign of these styles

Hale House, Los Angeles: an example of Eastlake Eastlake c. 1870–1890 Furniture-style ornament on houses: lathe-turned posts, knobs, and shallow carved flower patterns. Wesleyan Grove Cottages, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts: an example of Folk Victorian Folk Victorian c. 1870–1910 Plain folk house shapes dressed up with porch spindles and jigsaw-cut gable trim. Carson Mansion, Eureka, California: an example of Queen Anne Queen Anne c. 1875–1905 The exuberant Victorian: corner turrets, wraparound porches, spindle trim, and a different texture on every story.

also seen on

Shotgun HouseStick Style

often seen with

Clapboard siding Long, narrow horizontal wooden boards called clapboards, each overlapping the one below, nailed over a wood… Steep gable The triangular upper part of an end wall, framed by the two slopes of a steep roof. Wraparound porch A covered porch that runs along the front of a house and continues around at least one side. Bay window A window projecting from the main wall, usually with three angled sides or a curved front. Sash window A window made of one or more glass-filled frames, called sashes, that slide up and down in grooves. Carved wood ornament Decorative shapes cut into a building's wooden parts, such as brackets (supports under the eaves), porch… Half-timbering A wall of visible wooden posts and beams with the gaps filled by plaster or brick, called infill. Hipped roof A roof that slopes down to the walls on all four sides, with no gables (triangular wall ends).