An Eastlake House is a nineteenth-century-style home characterized by its ornate three-dimensional ornamentation created with chisels, gouges, and lathes, rather than scroll saws. Its unique styling predominantly features details that resemble furniture legs and knobs, distinguishing it from other Victorian architectural styles such as Queen Anne and Carpenter Gothic.
A nineteenth-century-style house that is unique-looking, multi-story, and irregular in shape with a variety of surface textures, materials, and colors. The term Queen Anne has come to be applied to any Victorian house that cannot be otherwise classified.
A Stick-Style or Carpenter Gothic House is a nineteenth-century architectural style characterized by its exposed framing members, steep high roofs, complex silhouettes, diagonal braces, and extensive gingerbread trim.
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