The Queen Anne Revival Style in Canadian Architecture

David E. Smith is a professor of Political Studies at the University of
Saskatchewan and author of Jimmy Gardiner: Relentless Liberal.

Queen Anne style has nothing to do with the monarch, but is a
late-nineteenth-century fusion of Gothic and Renaissance into what the
author calls “Britain’s national style.” In London, its exemplars
include the work of Norman Shaw, such as New Scotland Yard, and the
red-brick structures that flank the Albert Hall. In Canada, the best
extant examples are usually close to the downtown core of major cities;
the Rutherford Residence in Edmonton, the “Ralph Conner” house in
Winnipeg, and “Waverley” in London are worthy, if baronial,
representatives of this familiar style.

Produced by the Architectural History Division of Environment
Canada’s Parks Service, this book is the sixth in a series of useful
volumes on architectural styles found throughout Canada. Amply
illustrated with 136 black-and-white photographs, the text traces the
origins of the Queen Anne Revival Style (from Great Britain and the
United States); explains its adaptation to Canadian conditions (e.g.,
harsh climate and regional availability of materials—wood in the
Maritimes versus brick in Ontario), and discusses its varied uses in
domestic, recreational, institutional, and commercial buildings. Each
photograph is accompanied by a short note that places the particular
representative of the international style into its local context (e.g.,
siting, architect, ownership). In addition, a glossary of architectural
terms and a 34-page bibliography are provided.