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'''Queen Anne''' is an architectural style based initially on styles from the reign of British [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Great_Britain|Queen Anne]]; in America the style developed distinctive features including asymmetrical facades; dominant front-facing gables, often cantilevered out beyond the plane of the wall below; overhanging eaves; round or polygonal towers; shaped and Dutch gables; a porch covering part or all of the front facade including the primary entrance area; second-story porches or balconies; differing wall textures, such as patterned wood shingles shaped into varying designs; dentils; classical columns; spindle work; oriel and bay windows; horizontal bands of leaded windows; and monumental chimneys. <sup>1</sup>  Examples of the style in the Saranac Lake region include:     
*  [[Ames%20Cottage|Ames Cottage]]     
*  [[Colbath%20Cottage|Colbath Cottage]]     
*  [[Ellenberger%20Cottage|Ellenberger Cottage]]     
*  [[Frank%20Kendall%20Residence|Frank Kendall Residence]]     
*  [[Louis%20Y.%20Clark%20House|Louis Y. Clark House]]     
*  [[Marquay%20Cottage|Marquay Cottage]]     
*  [[Noyes%20Cottage|Noyes Cottage]]     
*  [[Radwell%20Cottage|Radwell Cottage]]     
*  [[Ryan%20Cottage|Ryan Cottage]]     
*  [[Schrader-Griswold%20Cottage|Schrader-Griswold Cottage]]     
*  [[Werle%20Town%20House|Werle Town House]]     
*  [[Wilson%20Cottage|Wilson Cottage]] 

## Footnotes

1. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne_Style|Wikipedia:Queen Anne Style architecture]]