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1213 Wisteria Way | Gnomon Unreal 5 Workshop

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Up the Hudson River from old New York, the Victorians settled into their own Eden. Picturesque woods once in the nude, came into the chaste dress of gingerbread gables and enforced propriety. Sycamore glades and pine trails once walked in moccasins and beaver skin caps, now up kept in the tread of those in oxfords and sailor straws, and lest we forget the ladies in their corsets and bonnets. Ladies and gentlemen on their way through the picturesque valley, past where the forest fades into lines of wisteria so densely packed together that without a well trafficked gate, it’d be excusable to miss the painted picket fence line, verticals erect in pride over their charge of manicured lawns that so gracefully compose the equally vertical reaches of Queen Anne homes.

Out here in these woods, precisely at 1213 Wisteria Way, sits an artifact of late 19th century Victorian eclecticism. The manor follows the compositional vernacular of Queen Anne architecture, in pose with exotic flourishes from distant lands.

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Picket fences entangled with wisteria climbers greet guests at entry to the grounds.

Eastern pines, white ash, and American sycamores, endemic to the Hudson River Valley, weave the landscape into a picturesque backdrop to the Queen Anne manor and her garden.

Eastern pines, white ash, and American sycamores, endemic to the Hudson River Valley, weave the landscape into a picturesque backdrop to the Queen Anne manor and her garden.

The gate design follows a radial spun placement of wood pickets, bordered by two lath spun posts, a traditional pattern found in Victorian design. While the mailbox is an innovation of late 19th century rural mail delivery.

The gate design follows a radial spun placement of wood pickets, bordered by two lath spun posts, a traditional pattern found in Victorian design. While the mailbox is an innovation of late 19th century rural mail delivery.

Victorian eclecticism is perhaps no more apparent than the circular frames accenting entry to a home.

Victorian eclecticism is perhaps no more apparent than the circular frames accenting entry to a home.

Well manicured lawns and gardens, establish a boundary between the architecture and outer woods.

Well manicured lawns and gardens, establish a boundary between the architecture and outer woods.

A pattern from the medieval era, deep vergeboards with intricate carvings accent the sharp gabled rooflines, giving the whole composition a heavy top, like the deep brims of a Victorian cap.

A pattern from the medieval era, deep vergeboards with intricate carvings accent the sharp gabled rooflines, giving the whole composition a heavy top, like the deep brims of a Victorian cap.

Finials and weathervanes are reminiscent of the old English medieval patterns that became instrumental for the development of Queen Anne architecture.

Finials and weathervanes are reminiscent of the old English medieval patterns that became instrumental for the development of Queen Anne architecture.

Layout of the home follows typical Victorian social precedents. A gradient of privacy governs the program, with rooms for guests at the front of house, family use at the middle, and servant spaces towards the rear.

Layout of the home follows typical Victorian social precedents. A gradient of privacy governs the program, with rooms for guests at the front of house, family use at the middle, and servant spaces towards the rear.

The wrap around porch is the great compositional moment that gives these homes characters. An architectural vestige of the classical portico.

The wrap around porch is the great compositional moment that gives these homes characters. An architectural vestige of the classical portico.

Spun posts arranged radially is a common decoration for angle connections in eclectic 19th century designs.

Spun posts arranged radially is a common decoration for angle connections in eclectic 19th century designs.

It’s in good taste to plant a garden at the base of a porch following the most beautiful and mannered of gardening precedents. Various layers of annuals and biennials are planted to ensure colorful blooms throughout the year.

It’s in good taste to plant a garden at the base of a porch following the most beautiful and mannered of gardening precedents. Various layers of annuals and biennials are planted to ensure colorful blooms throughout the year.

The architecture of the porch is in communication with the parlor’s bay window and the boudoir turret.

The architecture of the porch is in communication with the parlor’s bay window and the boudoir turret.

Columns follow the fundamental composition and proportions of the Corinthian order, but take on a foliated capital from an old Victorian pattern book.

Columns follow the fundamental composition and proportions of the Corinthian order, but take on a foliated capital from an old Victorian pattern book.

Asymmetry separates Queen Anne from 19th century classical works and gives the style a vernacular status. Design that comes from ‘doing’ as opposed to theory from architectural institutions.

Asymmetry separates Queen Anne from 19th century classical works and gives the style a vernacular status. Design that comes from ‘doing’ as opposed to theory from architectural institutions.

A heptagonal turret makes this specific home design unique. The heptagon, a seven sided polygon, is known for being a shape of mystery, given it wasn’t able to be constructed perfectly for millennia.

A heptagonal turret makes this specific home design unique. The heptagon, a seven sided polygon, is known for being a shape of mystery, given it wasn’t able to be constructed perfectly for millennia.

Borrowing yet another element to further the eclectic design of this home, a small balcony juts out from one of the gables to operate as an Italian belvedere. A location for the home’s residents to step out and look over their estate.

Borrowing yet another element to further the eclectic design of this home, a small balcony juts out from one of the gables to operate as an Italian belvedere. A location for the home’s residents to step out and look over their estate.

Inside the heptagonal tower at it’s cap, the master of the house showcases a gallery of exotic artifacts and antiquities from distant travels.

Inside the heptagonal tower at it’s cap, the master of the house showcases a gallery of exotic artifacts and antiquities from distant travels.

To tie the roof’s composition into the patterns established with the circular porch entry, the motif of the circle is carried into the gables.

To tie the roof’s composition into the patterns established with the circular porch entry, the motif of the circle is carried into the gables.

Covered balconies break the box form of the house and open up an upper loggia to connect with the turret.

Covered balconies break the box form of the house and open up an upper loggia to connect with the turret.

Telescope oriented for gazing out the heptagonal turret.

Telescope oriented for gazing out the heptagonal turret.

An extruded window box above the parlor is reminiscent of oriels in old medieval architecture.

An extruded window box above the parlor is reminiscent of oriels in old medieval architecture.

Wisteria climbers, like the ones at the gate, make their way over the porch balusters and columns for a touch of wild picturesque gardening.

Wisteria climbers, like the ones at the gate, make their way over the porch balusters and columns for a touch of wild picturesque gardening.

Wide angle view shows off the corner angle of the whole composition.

Wide angle view shows off the corner angle of the whole composition.

Fine details accent the vertical proportions of the home, notable with the bay windows extending off the parlor.

Fine details accent the vertical proportions of the home, notable with the bay windows extending off the parlor.

Winding paths underneath picturesque canopies, wrap around the grounds.

Winding paths underneath picturesque canopies, wrap around the grounds.

Residents of the home enter at the rear side of the house where a port-cochere covers a gravel pad to load and unload vehicles

Residents of the home enter at the rear side of the house where a port-cochere covers a gravel pad to load and unload vehicles

From the side entry, plantings are staged for the garden and the porch’s wisteria extends out from well-soiled planter boxes.

From the side entry, plantings are staged for the garden and the porch’s wisteria extends out from well-soiled planter boxes.

The Queen Anne vernacular is known for it’s eclectic and unorthodox use of various roof lines that generally break the precedents of classical and symmetrical roof slopes governed by mathematical proportioning

The Queen Anne vernacular is known for it’s eclectic and unorthodox use of various roof lines that generally break the precedents of classical and symmetrical roof slopes governed by mathematical proportioning

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