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Appendix E: Architectural Style

Guide

A variety of architectural styles are found in Healdsburg. As property owners consider future changes to
the exterior of their buildings, it is important to understand the characteristics of these styles and the
various design details that help define a particular style. This section briefly describes and illustrates the
prevalent residential architectural styles in Healdsburg along with their character-defining features. In
the examples provided there may be additional character-defining features not noted based on a
specific property. Property owners are encouraged to contact the Planning Department before planning
an exterior change to ensure that the character defining features of a historic building are maintained so
that the building conveys a sense of time and place.

Character-defining features include the following exterior considerations:
• A building’s location and orientation to the site
• Relationship to adjacent buildings or placement in a grouping of buildings
• Overall form of the building
• Materials, craftsmanship and decorative details

Styles:
l Italianate (Late Victorian)
l Stick/Eastlake (Late Victorian)
l Queen Anne (Late Victorian)
l Shingle
l Colonial Revival
l Classical Revival
l Greek Revival
l Craftsman Bungalow
► California Bungalow Variant
l Prairie
► American Foursquare Variant
l Tudor Revival
l Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival
l Gothic Revival
l Minimalist Traditional
l Ranch
l Italian Renaissance
l Homestead

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