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Four principal subtypes can be distinguished on the basis of decorative
detailing:

• Spindlework: About 50 percent of Queen Anne houses have
delicate turned porch supports and spindlework ornamentation
made possible by machine lathes. This most commonly occurs
in porch balustrades or as a frieze suspended from the porch
ceiling, and is also used in gables and under the wall overhangs
left by cutaway bay windows. Spindlework detailing is sometimes
(Winnetka, IL) referred to as gingerbread ornamentation or as Eastlake
detailing.

• Free classic: About 35 percent of Queen Anne houses use
classical columns, rather than delicate turned posts with
spindlework detailing. These columns may be either the full
height of the porch or raised on a pedestal to the level of the
porch railing. Porch-support columns are commonly grouped
together in units of two or three.

• Half-timbered: About 5 percent of Queen Anne houses have
decorative half-timbering in gables or upper-story walls. Porch
supports in this subtype are usually heavy turned posts with
solid spandrels. Groupings of three or more windows are a
common characteristic.

• Patterned masonry: About 5 percent of Queen Anne houses
have masonry walls with patterned brickwork or stonework and
relatively little wood detailing. Terra cotta and stone decorative
panels are frequently inset into the walls. Gable dormers,
sometimes parapeted and shaped, are frequent.

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