Quincy House Tour

1237

1237 Park Place is an excellent example of a turn-of-the century Late Queen Anne home. Built in 1902, much of the architectural detailing of this home originates from the ideas of the high style classical revival.

The front porch of this home is wonderfully detailed with composite order columns, a classical cornice complete with dentils, and an entry defined by a pediment.

The Queen Anne is constructed of masonry with wood trim painted white to give the illusion of stone. The roof, like many Queen Anne homes, is a large hip roof with a projecting front gable.

The overhangs of the roof are rather large and allow the cornice line to be embellished with more classical detailing. On the second floor is a wonderful bay with curved glass windows and transoms. Above the curved bay window is a large gable that sits over the house, and adds depth to the already dynamic front facade.

In the top of the gable end is a wreath bas-relief typical of the beaux arts ideas of integration of sculpture as part of architectural ornament.

Notice that much of the wooden scroll work seen on many of the Queen Anne homes built in the 1890s has been replaced with a simplified almost colonial detailing. This can be seen in the balustrade on the second floor porch and the veranda railings.

The round porch extending off the corner of the house has replaced the turret seen from the previous decade and alludes to the tempietto form of the Renaissance. Fine detailing can be seen throughout this home particularly in the front door, which displays a beautiful piece of etched glass depicting two standing cranes.