noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England from c1865 to c1885, imitated in the U.S. from c1875 to c1890, characterized by imitation of English vernacular work of the middle and late 17th century, often with an eclectic mixture of medieval, 18th-century, and Japanese motifs.
in or of this style
denoting or relating to a style of architecture popular in England during the early 18th century, characterized by red-brick construction with classical ornamentation
First recorded in 1765–75
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From re-creating each staircase spindle to replicating 19th-century windows, a relocated Queen Anne gets a family-friendly update that honors its past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
In fact, he owned a San Francisco Queen Anne Victorian, which he picked up in 1989 and held for 16 years.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Some of the Victorian and Queen Anne homes are fixed up, some are boarded up, and most have front porches where people gather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
Flanked by supporters at Kerry Park on Queen Anne on Monday morning, Ferguson said his campaign had sent cease-and-desist letters to the other Bob Fergusons.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
Shadow wondered who Queen Anne was, and why she had been so fond of Addams Family-style houses.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
During his life he is said to have refused two offers of five hundred thousand dollars for the pictures in his Queen-Anne Street house.
From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.
A cannon explodes below him, a comet is seen above; and in his right hand, notwithstanding his cuirass and voluminous Queen-Anne peruke, he brandishes the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
From Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
Among them is a quaint old Queen-Anne mansion of brick, with a curious pediment and having many windows.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel
After he had moved, in 1812, to 47 Queen-Anne Street, one of his favorite pictures, "Bligh Shore" was used as a covering for a window.
From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.
Or perhaps I could be housekeeper for one of our new beef-kings in his new Queen-Anne Norman-Georgian Venetian palace of Alberta sandstone with tesselated towers and bungalow sleeping-porches.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
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