Queen Anne: Exuberant Again

Our task was to meticulously renovate, inside and out, this Victorian home for a three-generational family. We renovated three floors, restoring time-worn details to their original grandeur and renovating dilapidated rooms in the spirit of the home’s Victorian heritage. Key features of the home include an open floor plan, a new kitchen and breakfast area, a new master suite, a writer’s studio, and four baths. An elevator was added to facilitate ease of movement for all family members. Exquisite craftsmanship is apparent throughout, featured in the custom cabinetry and trim in the kitchen, baths and living room. Neglect and vinyl siding turned gloomy a once exuberant exterior. New wood clapboards, decorative shingles, corner boards and restored wood carvings, combined with a vibrant color scheme, have returned this house to being the life of the party.
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Awards

  • Winner of 2014 Preservation Award – Cambridge Historical Commission  
  • Winner of 2016 This Old House and Marvin Windows Transformation Renovation Project Award
  • Winner of 2017 Bulfinch Award for Residential Restoration, Renovations & Additions

Credits

  • Architect: Frank Shirley Architects
  • Contractor: Landmark Construction
  • Engineer: SJG Engineering
  • Photos: Randy O’Rourke