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Long Island Queen Anne

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Long Island Queen Anne

About My House

Located in Babylon Village on Long Island. Built around 1903 by John Udall. It is occupied by the third owners.

Queen Anne Features

Some of the Queen Anne Victorian features:

• Turret placed at front corner of facade

• Wrap-around front porch

• Four gables

• Steep pitched roofs

• Asymmetrical design

• Compartmentalized rooms that are round and octagonal

• Formal entrance hall/vestibule

• Stained glass front entrance

• Single-paned and double hung windows

• Sits three feet above the level of the grounds

Tips and Tricks

No tips or tricks yet. There are a lot of things that we want to do to the house keeping with the original style. We are excited to see what is under the current shingles, which were placed over the original cedar shingles around 60 years ago.

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