Architecture of the Wealthy
Architecture of the Wealthy
Since wealthier families had the means for more ornate houses, home architecture in Pensacola varied greatly across the city.Where as the impoverished people of Pensacola could only build houses that just gave them a basic shelter the wealthier could build a house that was bigger and more ornate. These styles also are built to last longer than the Folk styles so there are more examples throughout the city of Pensacola. Ezra and his family would have seen the more wealthy families houses around the Pensacola area.
Queen Anne
The Queen Anne style is one of the most common Historic styles found in Pensacola. The Queen Anne style left the impractical size of the Gothic style and made thing more to the human scale. The facades were more ornate then the gothic. The Queen Anne have a vast variety with windows and odd rooflines to the building marital. Like Gothic Revival the Queen Anne is also characterized by intricate exterior detailing
An example of a Queen Anne may have Asymmetrical plan, Prominent front-gable, Bay windows, Double-hung sash windows, Multiple chimneys with decorative, brickwork, Mixed exterior finishes, Decorative trim on porch and gable, the triangular end of an exterior wall in a building with a ridged roof, .
Gothic Revival
The Gothic style have more medieval forms such as Steeply-pitched, front-or crossed-gabled roof shapes and the pointed arch may be used for window and porch trim. Gothic Revival is characterized by intricate exterior detailing, a way to feature the new scroll-saw technology of the time.
An example of a Gothic Revival may have Steeply-pitched, central front gable, Narrow, paired sash windows, Entry porch, Decorative wood trim on porch and gable.
Further Reading:
Harris, Cyril M., American Architecture: an illustrated encyclopedia, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1998.
Carley, Rachel, The Visual dictionary of American Domestic Architecture, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
Phillips, Steven J., Old House Dictionary, Lakewood, CO: American Source Books.1989
Contributions from the University of West Florida Historic Trust and members of the Pensacola Architectural Review Board, Preservation District Design Guidelines Pensacola Florida, Pensacola Florida: University of West Florida Historic Trust, 2015