The Farmhouse was built in the English Queen Anne style, which is the most common type of Victorian style architecture. The Queen Anne style is most recognizable by how elaborate (and sometimes eccentric) that it is. Houses built in this style typically had many different embellishments all around the house, making the whole building look more elaborate. It is recognized by it's steeply pitched roof, asymmetrical balance, wraparound porch, and frequent brick exterior as well. This style of architecture became popular in the late 1800's, and the style was given credit to Richard Norman Shaw and William Eden Nesfield.





In this photograph, you can see part of the original wallpaper, as well as the plaster wall finish. The wooden rough lath was nailed to the wall studs and topped by a "brown" plaster base and white finish plaster, over all of which the wallpaper was hung. The brown plaster was mixed with horsehair for strength, which can be seen in more detail at the Farmhouse.