The suburb was planned with large detached houses set back from the building line and villas and cottages designed to include verandas, large lawns, and privacy.
Various Styles:
Stick
- Late 19th century American architectural style.
- Considered by many as a transitional style found between the Carpenter Gothic style and the Queen Anne style that it had evolved into by the 1890s.
- Named after its use of linear “stickwork” on the outside walls, mimics an exposed half-timbered frame.
- People of wealth wanted buildings designed in this style.
- They generally exhibit a strong vertical emphasis, with tall windows, multiple stories, and surface ornament reaching skyward along with sharply pitched roofs and monumental towers.
- Stick houses are angular.
Shingle
- Predominantly includes wood shingles.
- Roof lines are a dominant feature.
- Porches are often included.
- An abundance of varied windows and doors.
- Often built on stone foundations.
- De-emphasized applied decoration and detailing in favor of complex shapes wrapped in cedar shingles.
Queen Anne
- Often includes multicolored paint jobs, abundant decorative details, prominent turrets, wraparound porches, and steeply pitched roofs.
- Victorian-style houses that have specific features – asymmetrical exteriors and decorative trims.
- Can be lined with stained glass windows.
- The interior of the house typical includes: rooms that open into each other, intricate wood trim, fireplaces lined with glazed tiles, prominent wooden staircases, and ornate metal door knobs and hardware.
Colonial Revival
- Key features are simple layouts, symmetrical window designs, and gabled roofs are combined with ornate Victorian features, such as intricate detailing, porticos, moldings, and large windows.
- Varying roof lines are also common.
- Windows are multi-paned and often decorated with shutters or pediments. These shutters and pediments are often fancifully decorated with cutout designs or carvings.
- Pillars are typically seen at the entrances.
- Interiors are made up of divided rooms and often feature a central staircase.
Bungalow
Exterior features:
- Balanced and well-proportioned, but not symmetrical, appearance from the front.
- A low, exposed roof, often with beams or rafters showing.
- A modest front porch or veranda.
- Square, tapered columns, sometimes called “bungalow column.
Interior features:
- Usually 1.5 stories.
- The front door opens to the main living space.
- An open floor plan that lacks a formal parlor or sitting room.
- Simple decorative accents.
- Plenty of built-ins aa means of decoration.