1890's Queen Anne Cottage in Disguise
If one imagines the upper windows as "eyes" and the lower window as a "mouth" this house is not happy. Missing are ornamental corner brackets/corbels and probably a wrap around porch characteristic of the Queen Anne style. A friend shared photos of the inside and it fortunately remains in period so the challenge here would be to bring the exterior back. Hopefully, an older photo exists to show how this house once looked and someone can restored it back to its period perfect appearance. Few would argue it looks better in its current configuration but in the mid-20th century everything Victorian was despised so countless Victorian era homes were modernized in this manner. Now the mid-20th Century changes look dated and old fashioned.
1890's Queen Anne Cottage in Disguise
If one imagines the upper windows as "eyes" and the lower window as a "mouth" this house is not happy. Missing are ornamental corner brackets/corbels and probably a wrap around porch characteristic of the Queen Anne style. A friend shared photos of the inside and it fortunately remains in period so the challenge here would be to bring the exterior back. Hopefully, an older photo exists to show how this house once looked and someone can restored it back to its period perfect appearance. Few would argue it looks better in its current configuration but in the mid-20th century everything Victorian was despised so countless Victorian era homes were modernized in this manner. Now the mid-20th Century changes look dated and old fashioned.