Editing Queen Anne Architecture (section)

== Geographic Distribution ==

West Philadelphia developed extensive Queen Anne neighborhoods during the 1880s and 1890s, as streetcar lines opened areas beyond Center City for residential development. The University City area, Spruce Hill, and Cedar Park feature Queen Anne houses ranging from modest rowhouses to substantial detached residences. These neighborhoods demonstrate the style's adaptability to various income levels and lot configurations, with simpler versions for modest means and elaborate compositions for the prosperous.<ref name="tatum"/>

Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy, with their larger lots and hilly terrain, provided ideal settings for Queen Anne's asymmetrical compositions. Houses in these neighborhoods exploited topography with varied levels, wrap-around porches oriented to views, and landscaped grounds that complemented architectural picturesqueness. The Wissahickon Valley's natural scenery encouraged romantic architecture that merged with landscape. Germantown similarly developed Queen Anne neighborhoods, its older settlement pattern providing varied lot sizes suitable for the style's requirements.<ref name="moss"/>