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A very substantial middle class developed locally at the end
of the 19 century, coinciding with the wild popularity of the
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visually exuberant Queen Anne style. The Queen Anne Cottage,
a medium-sized home embellished with verandahs, circular bays,
multi-gabled roofs and lavish decorative millwork, is therefore the
most common type of Victorian dwelling remaining in Healdsburg.
Several Queen Anne mansions were also built.

By the turn of the century popular taste began to tire of the
excesses of the Victorian era and examples of Transitional style
architecture, showing style influences of both Queen Anne and
the less ornamental bungalow style, became common. The
bungalow style, which originated in the west, was popular until
about 1925 and often incorporated elements of the Craftsman
style. Both made an effort to stress outdoor living styles utilizing
sleeping porches and natural building materials such as stone
or rustic siding. The Craftsman style bungalow is characterized
by broad-based porch pillars, overhanging eaves and exposed
exterior beams.

The effects of Prohibition on this hop and grape growing region,
as well as the national depression of the 1930s, can be seen
in the relatively few local examples of the low, sweeping, flat-
roofed Prairie style, made nationally popular by Frank Lloyd
Wright. However, several Mission and Mediterranean style civic or
commercial structures were built between 1930 and 1935. They
show the curved arches, red tile roofs and stucco-finished walls
that became such a distinctive western style.

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