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We are presently selling my Mother home. She lived in the house from 1950 to June of 2010.
The broker has the house listed as a Quenn Anne Victorian and I think it is more of an Arts and Crafts house. The MLS listing is http://www.redfin.com/WA/Bellingham/921-13th-St-98225/home/15839051
It is absolutely an Arts & Crafts or Craftsman-style home, which is clearly borne out by the interior images. It is also typical of a variation seen here in the Pacific Northwest.
I am looking at "Western Home Building" published by Victor Voorhees in 1908. He was a Seattle architect and shows at least four or five of those type of Craftsman two-story homes in his plan book. The low profile hipped wall dormers make me think of the fungi on the sides of trees here. In any case, it's very distinctive. I really haven't seen that style outside Washington and Oregon.
It's also called a "Seattle Box" by some people.
That view is amazing.
Best regards,
Rikki Nyman
Editor, www.antiquehomestyle.com
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Rikki Nyman
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Residential architectural questions concerning houses designed between 1900 and 1950, where the question pertains specifically to styles, designs, plans, building materials, color schemes, paint colors, interior finishes and so on. I am NOT qualified to answer engineering questions or issues involving construction methods, plumbing, electrical and the like. For example, I can describe what an appropriate color scheme would be for a vintage 1920s kitchen, or sources for plans for Storybook Style houses. I can not tell someone how to replace the electrical wiring in their old home.
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I have been researching old houses and writing about them for more than five years. (See www.antiquehomestyle.com, which is my site.)
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Oregon Historical Society
Architectural History Center, Portland Oregon
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www.antiquehomestyle.com
Education/Credentials
B.S. History, Minor in Architectural Design
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