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The material in this unit may be used to address the following Social Studies Standards
BACKGROUND: Name "Queen
Anne" inaccurate because style had no resemblance to architecture
of that English Queen's time (1702-1714)
Style developed first in England, where it was based on picturesque houses of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods; came to America through English architectural publications "Instant past" symbolized by Queen Anne house appealed to Americans who felt their nation had no past Houses designed to be deliberately quaint, romantic, charming, and irregular yet comfortable Queen Anne houses
considered an appropriate "sanctuary" for family
Turrets and towers
symbolized prosperity of home owner -- these were unnecessary spaces
built just for show
CHARACTERISTICS OF STYLE: Features
of the Queen Anne Revival include:
LOUISIANA CONNECTIONS: Style popular in Louisiana c. 1885 - 1905 Although brick as well as wood used in other parts of nation, Louisiana's Queen Anne dwellings usually of wood Louisiana's Queen Anne houses range from grand, multi-story mansions similar to those in other parts of nation to small and simple cottages. Many New Orleans shotguns have textured shingles in their front facing gables. However, only a few have Queen Anne features such as bay windows grafted to their facades. The asymmetrical style did not easily lend itself to the city's narrow lots and equally narrow shotgun houses. Many Louisianians built a Southern subtype of the style -- a single story, basically rectangular shaped galleried cottage with a gabled wing (often including a bay window) extending forward from one side of the façade. Rice
growers who moved to Jefferson Davis Parish from the Midwest imported
a type of Queen Anne house (two stories, small porches, textured surfaces)
they had known in their former homes
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