General Question

Yellowdog's avatar

Can a Victorian style house feature both a Second Empire (Mansard) tower and a turret of the Queen Anne style?

Asked by Yellowdog (12216points) March 10th, 2020

I am a lifelong aficionado of Victorian architecture, and I know it can be very eclectic. I’ve seen all sorts of unlikely combinations of elements.

I’ve seen Second Empire style towers on buildings of the Carpenter Gothic style and even the Eastlake Stick Style. I’ve seen turrets, which are more castlated, and octagonal, and other Queen Anne elements on Gothic buildings—but I can’t think of any examples where a turret would look appropriate on a house with a Second Empire or Mansard tower, or on a house with a Mansard roof, Are there any examples of this?

Observing members: 0 Composing members: 0

9 Answers

stanleybmanly's avatar

Yes, and there are so many hideous examples of hybrid combinations applied to a style of architecture already notorious for wasted space and gaudy excess in ornamentation.

Sagacious's avatar

Of course, unless this is a question in an art class.

Yellowdog's avatar

Thanks, @Zaku That fifth one, of Morey Mansion, is an especially good example—that turret was a little more Russian than Queen Anne, but the Queen Anne Victorian style certainly incorporates these features quite often.

The other examples were more French Norman style than Mansard / Second Empire or Queen Anne—but show how both Queen Anne and Mansard / Second Empire both work with French Norman or Lombard style, Thanks.

Zaku's avatar

Sure. Interesting question.

Response moderated (Spam)
Yellowdog's avatar

If anyone still cares about this question, or stumbles upon it, I think I have figured a way that a Second Empire on Mansard tower can go on a Victorian House that also has a Queen Anne style turret.

There are several ways, but the best way would be to have the house on a corner lot, in effect having two facades, one for each street.

The house should have a French Hip roof rather than a Mansard roof but it can still be ‘flat topped; and have the iron trim as a Mansard roof would have.

The tall Second Empire style tower should face the corner. And the Queen Anne turret on the other corner of the mane facade. Some kind of triangular gabled feature could go somewhere between them, or on the other facade instead of the turret.

Answer this question

Login

or

Join

to answer.

This question is in the General Section. Responses must be helpful and on-topic.

Your answer will be saved while you login or join.

Have a question? Ask Fluther!

What do you know more about?
or
Knowledge Networking @ Fluther