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  Queen Anne Style architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Anne Style buildings in America came into vogue in the 1880s, replacing the French-derived Second Empire as the "style of the moment;" the popularity of high Queen Anne Style waned as in the early 1900s, however some elements, such as wraparound front porch, continued to be found on buildings into the 1920s.
The Eastlake Style is named for Charles Eastlake (1836-1906), an Englishman whose Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details (1868) was highly influential in American design, by translating John Ruskin and William Morris's ideas into a decorative vocabulary for the carpenter and builder.
The Eastlake style's importance is delineated by the use of geometric shapes made possible by modern machine techniques of the era.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queen_Anne_style   (1357 words)

  
 Ianberke.com: San Francisco real estate, featuring Victorian and Edwardian homes.
Unlike eastern and Midwestern cities, where the style was typically expressed in stone or brick, in California, due to lack of adequate supplies of cut stone or lime, the style manifested itself in wood.
The style is primarily distinguished by the enthusiastic application of flat strips of wood around windows and doors and elsewhere to express the underlying structural frame.
Gradually, speculators brought the style to the masses in the form of urban rowhouses and larger dwellings for the middle and upper-middle urban residents.
www.ianberke.com /architecture-style1.html   (1270 words)

  
 Charles Eastlake Furniture by art historian Dr. Lori
Eastlake inspired the manufacturers of machine-made furniture to explore the decorative possibilities of their machines; imitating his handiwork with such things as glued on moldings and machine-reproduced architectural detail.
Eastlake furniture was referred to as using joinery and would suggest oils rather than stains to disguise inexpensive woods.
Eastlake Style furniture is frequently seen in antique shops all over the United States, but especially in the east and midwest.
www.drloriv.com /lectures/eastlake.asp   (622 words)

  
 history.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This is the style of most of our founding fathers' architecture, including many early public buildings, Colonial style homes and most plantations, and the style has undergone many revivals right up to modern home building.
In rural Eastlake styled homes, a lack of gas pipes in the walls (even if it looks like electric wires were installed early) indicates that your original lighting was kerosene.
The style is typified by austerely straight lines forming squares and rectangles, with woodwork mostly in oak.
home.comcast.net /~karlucci/history.htm   (1441 words)

  
 Eastlake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
he Eastlake Style was simply a decorative style of ornamentation found on houses of various other Victorian styles, primarily the Queen Anne and Stick styles.
In his book, Eastlake promotes a peculiar kind of furniture and interior decoration that was angular, notched and carved, and deliberately opposed to the curved shapes of French Baroque Revival Styles such as the Second Empire.
Eastlake himself commenting on his influence in the United States, said, "I find American tradesmen continually advertising what they are pleased to call Eastlake furniture, the production of which I have had nothing whatever to do, and for the taste of which I should be very sorry to be considered responsible."
ah.bfn.org /f/fstyles/east/east.html   (643 words)

  
 Painted Eastlake style is enjoying a revival... - Appraisals Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Eastlake is a style that came at the end of the Victorian Period (1837-1901).
Charles Locke Eastlake gave his name to this particular style of furniture after his book "Hints On Household Taste" was published in 1868 in England and in 1872 in America.
While plain brown wood in the Eastlake style is not currently popular, painted Victorian and early 20th century furniture is enjoying a revival.
www.appraisalsblog.com /node/1988   (513 words)

  
 ACORN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Paint colors were often darker than those used on earlier styles, with trim painted in lighter or darker shades or another hue.
On porches and balconies, Eastlake style ornamentation is frequently used.
Eastlake is a decorative style of ornamentation found on houses of other styles.
www.richmondneighborhoods.org /archstyles.html   (1533 words)

  
 Los Angeles Victorians - Things To Do In Los Angeles
Built circa 1887, this Eastlake style home was built for the area's Councilman, Daniel Innes, and was occupied by the family for some 30 years.
This Eastlake style residence is noted for its outstanding exterior architecture, interiors graced with original fireplaces and tiles, and its magnificent staircase.
This is a two-story Eastlake house, circa 1888.
www.laokay.com /LosAngelesVictorians.htm   (2070 words)

  
 Designing Domesticity:  The House Beautiful
Although today considered quaintly ornate, the popular "Eastlake style" was a rejection of overwrought design, especially "unhealthy," lumbering, and heavily carved and machine-made furniture.
The revival styles were gradually replaced by the Arts and Crafts and the Colonial Revival styles of the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s.
The Colonial Revival style, inspired by the historic displays at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, replaced the dark wood tones and strong colors of early styles with lighter interiors and painted trim.
www.personal.kent.edu /~swajda/designing_domesticity2.htm   (1494 words)

  
 Eastlake Style, 1880   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Most Eastlake buildings would be classified as Stick style or Queen Anne if they were not characterized by a distinctive type of ornament.
This imitation of the furniture motif can be seen in decorative knobs of various forms and the posts of porches or vernadas which often resemble table legs.
A good example of the Eastlake style is the Henry Weeks home built in 1886.
www.santacruzpl.org /history/arch/style8.shtml   (141 words)

  
 San Francisco Victorians Excerpt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rooted in the conscious reform of furniture design and domestic interiors, and animated by opposition to the Gothic Revival, this style took its name from the London furniture designer and popular writer Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (though Eastlake himself, when told of the houses being built in California and called "Eastlake," was appalled by them).
The Eastlake style was part of the Aesthetic Movement in England and in the Anglophile United States.
Eastlake houses could be simple or wildly fanciful.
www.chroniclebooks.com /Chronicle/excerpt/0811827712-e1.html   (150 words)

  
 Furniture : Eastlake : All Items on Ruby Lane
Eastlake oak library or lamp table in good condition with just normal wear.
Now available is this incredible three-piece Eastlake parlor set, that includes a loveseat, chair, and a platform rocker, and all are in really good condition.
Antique 19th century Victorian Eastlake dressing vanity dresser table made of walnut and burled cherry woods c.1880, with its original mirror, porcelain and brass pulls and casters.
search.rubylane.com /search/,id=32.5,page=2.html   (1054 words)

  
 Eastlake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They are similar in over-all effect to both the Eastern Stick and Queen Anne styles, but are generally smaller in scale.
Both the Eastlake and Stick style were suited to color combinations which became popular during their time of construction.
Eastlake style stained glass windows in the Albert J. Wright House
ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/east/index.html   (615 words)

  
 Eastlake Room Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
English architect Charles Eastlake is credited with popularizing the "Eastlake" style of the late 1800's.
Hand crafted solid wood furniture with rectangular joinery, made of rugged wood were characteristic of the "Eastlake" style.
This room is furnished in Victoria Eastlake style with an antique queen-sized bed with a six-foot headboard, matching marble topped dresser and chairs.
www.invernessplace.com /new-eastlk.htm   (79 words)

  
 Shingle Style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Like the Queen Anne style, the Shingle style was influenced initially by the work...
Classic American Shingle Style originated in New England coastal towns and flourished from the...
Influencing the Shingle Style were the Romanesque Revival, Colonial...
www.best-in-roofing.com /about/shingle-style.php   (192 words)

  
 Furniture : Eastlake :
It is in the eastlake style and has the original finish.
This gorgeous table is an Eastlake that features a kidney style marble top and dates to probably the early 1900's.
The walnut dresser is victorian with eastlake style.
search.rubylane.com /antiques/,id=32.5.html   (1154 words)

  
 Antique Renovators Cabinet Bail Pulls in Solid Brass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This is a reproduction of a Colonial Revival style pull.
Small stamped brass Eastlake style drawer pull measuring 2 1/2" on center.
Small stamped brass Eastlake style drawer pull with Antique By Hand finish measuring 2 1/2" on center.
houseofantiquehardware.com /s.nl/sc.11/category.95/.f   (577 words)

  
 Victorian - Things To Do In Los Angeles
It is a good example of the mixture of Queen Anne and Eastlake styles.
The house is Victorian, built in the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles.
This house has been moved to this lot in recent years and has been undergoing a slow and extensive restoration process.There is a carriage house in the back that appears to be of the Victorian age, but it may be built to look that way.
www.laokay.com /Victorian.htm   (4186 words)

  
 
During this long period, the styles of clothes and houses in England greatly influenced the styles in the United States.
The earliest style of Victorian in Noe Valley is the Italianate Style.
However, the Queen Anne Style does not have a lot to do with the style of houses built during the 18th century.
www.noevalleyvoice.com /2005/June/Kids.html   (1217 words)

  
 Cultural Historical Monuments
Residence 1329 Carroll Avenue (No. 73) Built circa 1887, this Eastlake style home was built for the area’s councilman, Daniel Innes, and was occupied by the family for 30 years.
Residence 1320 Carroll Avenue (No. 77) Built circa 1888, this Queen Anne –style house has turrets, verandas and generous proportions of the architectural style which are considered as charming and unpretentious as the good Queen herself.
Built in 1937 and designed by John Victor Macka, this Mediterranean/Spanish Colonial Revival style residence is located in a prominent setting with a view of Echo Park Lake.
www.historicechopark.org /id6.html   (1291 words)

  
 Desk represents Eastlake style Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Find Articles
Charles Locke Eastlake (1836-1906) was an English architect and furniture designer who literally despised the curves and excessive ornamentation found on most mid-19th century Victorian furniture.
Unfortunately for Eastlake's reputation, his ideas were somewhat perverted by many furniture manufacturers in the United States who churned out vast quantities of severe, rectangular, largely unattractive pieces that now bear Eastlake's name.
We believe that the secretary desk belonging to MLM is English Eastlake, and it appears (it is often hard to be sure from a photograph) to be made from walnut.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_200308/ai_n11403553   (518 words)

  
 R.O. Schmitt April 2000 Catalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Behind the tea pot is a potted succulent in bloom, and with the same bloom in her hair; the base with a Ming style scene with several revelers being pushed up river in a covered boat, a palace in the distance.
This clock, in the Louis XVI style, is draped with life size acanthus branches, and with finials and sprays.
In the Louis XVI style, this case is draped with acanthus swags, accented by a large flaming torch and smaller finials.
www.antiqueclockauction.com /apr00/catalog0400.html   (20008 words)

  
 eastlake antique furniture
"Eastlake furniture",Fine Antique American Victorian Eastlake furniture, Eastlake Flat top desk with brass mounted gallery top.
Eastlake Style Needlepoint Corner Chair - Furniture - Nightingale...
Charles Eastlake (1836-1906), an Englishman, wrote the book Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details.
www.all-plush.com /plush5/14/eastlake-antique-furniture.html   (123 words)

  
 Eastlake Style Bin Pull Bin Pulls Cabinet Hardware and Drawer Hardware Restoration Hardware from Van Dykes Restorers
Eastlake Style Bin Pull Bin Pulls Cabinet Hardware and Drawer Hardware Restoration Hardware from Van Dykes Restorers
Beautifully styled Eastlake style bin pull, with 3 7/8" boring, is part of our Legacy series of restoration hardware.
We have taken authentic originals and had their crisp intricate detail captured in solid brass with a distinctive finish.
www.vandykes.com /product/02008675   (149 words)

  
 A True Eastlake Table? - 1Earth Antiques and Appraisals Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I recently saw a table at a fair that interested me. The owner told me that it was an Eastlake and offered to sell it to me for $260.
I am skeptical that it is an Eastlake, but I think it might be an American-made example of the Eastlake style.
It's a small entryway size table approximately 2 feet in diameter with Gothic details on the woodwork down by the legs.
www.1earth.com.au /collect/Eastlake_Table.html   (302 words)

  
 eBay - eastlake style, Furniture, Architectural Garden items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Eastlake Style Carved Wooden Frame w/ early print
Eastlake style Victorian Piano or Organ Bench ~
Eastlake Style Salvaged Cast Iron Victorian Coat Hook
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=eastlake+style&newu=1&...   (285 words)

  
 Eastlake Recessed Door Pull 3 1/8" Door Hardware Accessories Door Hardware from Antique Hardware and Home
Eastlake Recessed Door Pull 3 1/8" Door Hardware Accessories Door Hardware from Antique Hardware and Home
Offered in various decorator finishes these Eastlake style recessed door pulls or window sash lifts blend beautifully into both vintage and modern decors.
Authentic patterns are carefully cast in solid brass and exhibit absolutely breathtaking detail.
www.antiquehardware.com /product/02009879   (167 words)

  
 artnet.com: Resource Library: Eastlake style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It owed its name to the furniture designs of Charles Locke Eastlake (see EASTLAKE, (3)), which became widely known because of his book Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and Other Details, first published in London in 1868 and in Boston, MA, in 1872.
In the preface to the fourth English edition (1878), Eastlake wrote of his dismay at finding ‘American tradesmen continually advertising what they are pleased to call "Eastlake" furniture...for the taste of which I should be very sorry to be considered responsible’.
Eastlake-style furniture of the 1870s by such firms as Mason & Hamlin was decorated profusely with heavily carved Gothic ornament, whereas Eastlake’s own furniture had decoration that was simpler and more sparingly applied to emphasize function.
www.artnet.com /library/02/0247/T024762.ASP   (264 words)

  
 PW Antique Lighting - Eastlake Style Gas Ceiling Light with Etched Glass Shade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
PW Antique Lighting - Eastlake Style Gas Ceiling Light with Etched Glass Shade
Eastlake Style Gas Ceiling Light with Etched Glass Shade
Dimensions provided are accurate to within the half inch.
www.pwvintagelighting.com /listings/l1170.html   (105 words)

  
 Art:A Matter of Style:Eastlake
In the last half of the nineteenth century, a reform movement spread through the United States.
He thought the objects in people's homes should be attractive and well made by workers who took pride in their hand work or machine work.
Pieces of furniture in this style had low
www.museum.state.il.us /muslink/art/htmls/ms_eastlake.html   (198 words)

  
 1870's Eastlake Style Walnut Dresser
This solid walnut Eastlake style dresser is in excellent condition.
It has two hankie boxes attached to the top with lift lids and two candle holders, one on each side of the mirror.
This is a matching piece to #3669B, an Eastlake style commode.
www.antiques-internet.com /colorado/swspirit/dynapage/IP725.htm   (418 words)

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