Stick and Shingle
Two variations on late Victorian architecture: one more formal, the other a seaside favorite enjoying a revival.
BRITT, IA / $195,000
Built for the town’s first mayor in 1886, the George E. Stubbins house is an exuberant blend of Eastlake and Stick Style, most notably in the highly decorated entry porch and center gable. Gothic Revival influences include a corner oriel window; the interior is filled with original woodwork.
MONTCLAIR, NJ / $1,699,000
Arguably Queen Anne style for its gable and porch decorative elements, this ca. 1885 home nevertheless has the vertical and horizontal sticking and steeply pitched gable rooflines typical of the Stick Style. Inside are stained and etched glass along with inlaid wood floors.
NORWALK, CT / $534,000
Under all that aluminum siding is a classic 1896 Shingle Style house. The grand entry features a paneled staircase and alcove reception room. Other features include intact original mantels, doors, trim moulding, and stained-glass windows.
YORK, ME / $1,295,000
Designed by an architect in the Shingle Style in 1901, this four-storey cottage by the harbor features wraparound porches and a garden, original woodwork, doors, floors, mantels, and windows, plus a large, period-style kitchen.
MACOMB, IL / $345,000
This 1902 Queen Anne/Shingle Style manse became a boardinghouse. Details are concealed by a coat of dull white paint, particularly the broad halfcircle archway and a Palladian window in the prominent shingled gable. Inside, the grand entry stair and some millwork and fretwork are unspoiled.