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Guidebook Chapin Park Local Historic District <br />Page 8 <br />QUEEN ANNE <br />The Queen Anne style became popular throughout the country from the 1880s to the <br />1910s and has a vast array of manifestations. The style came from medieval and <br />Eighteenth-century English architectural motifs. Residences typically have hipped or <br />gabled roofs with porches, complex plans constructed in balloon framing and multiple <br />types of wood siding. Some have towers or turrets. The most common Queen Anne res- <br />idences in the district fall into three sub-styles: free classic, spindlework and half- <br />timbered. All were named with their exterior decoration in mind. <br />FREE CLASSIC <br />Named for the informal usage of classical elements <br />upon the façades, the free classic Queen Anne exhibits <br />oval and Palladian windows, classical columns, den- <br />tils, and gabled returns. Hipped-roofed or side-gabled <br />residences, with cross gables and full-width porches, <br />are common. <br />SPINDLEWORK <br />Named for the use of turned spindles, the spindle- <br />work Queen Anne has delicate porch details with <br />turned balustrades and friezes and cut lacey brackets. <br />Gable ornament and corner brackets near bay win- <br />dows are also common to these one- or two-story <br />homes. <br />HALF-TIMBERED <br />These Queen Anne houses have rooflines and mass- <br />ing similar to South Bend’s free classic Queen Annes. <br />However, they are distinguishable from free classics <br />through the use of faux half-timbering (stucco with <br />wood trim) under gables and porch pediments. This <br />decorative treatment gives the houses a more <br />medieval rather than classical appearance.