Bill Earngey

Eureka has a dense concentration of late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture, representing distinct styles of various eras, including Victorian and Romantic.

  National Folk, 1850-1890. Overall: symmetrical, simple, two long, divided window panes. Small versions have two front doors to different rooms, or are L-shaped by a forward projecting, gabled room abutting a front porch. Two-story versions have one door. Later trimmed or newly built ones have spindlework and other cosmetic Victorian details, which change the style's name to Victorian Symmetrical. 32 Steel St.; 25 Prospect St.

  Italianate, 1840-1885. Overall: symmetrical, long and narrow, paired, single-paned windows, overhanging eaves with decorative brackets, box-like, single-story porch. 4 Armstrong St.

  Gothic Revival, 1840-1880. Overall: asymmetrical, vertically ever upward, long and arched, single and paired windows, steep roofs, scrollwork in gables, medieval effect. 211 Spring St.

  Second Empire, 1855-1885. Overall: symmetrical, massive dual pitched roof (Mansard), ornate dormers on a vertical roof. 36 Eureka St.

  Queen Anne, 1880-1910. Overall: Asymmetrical, bold roofs (hip-roof mixed with across-gable roof), towers, wraparound porches, wall surfaces broken by various treatments like large, single paned, colored glass windows; painted surfaces range from white to eye-popping shades of color. Spindlework ("Gingerbread") dominates the older style. 253 Spring St. The newer style (c.1900), Free Classic, has no spindlework. Greek columns, and other classical details are usually painted conservatively. 246 Spring St.

  Italian Renaissance, 1890-1935. Overall: low-pitched roofs (often red tile), arched windows widely overhanging eaves, first floor begins on the second floor, masonry construction. Courthouse.

  Tudor, 1890-1940. Overall: symmetrical, steeply pitched roof, front-facing gable, cross gables, decorative half-timbering, casement windows, elaborate entrances and chimneys. 1 Wheeler St.

  Richardsonian Romanesque, 1836-1886. Overall: massive landmark building, rough square stones, spring arches, deeply recessed windows (often in columned pairs or ribbons), medieval Spanish and French influences, dominating roofs, round towers, fortress-like. Crescent Hotel.

  Craftsman, 1905-1930. Overall: English Arts & Crafts influence, exposed rafters, multiple panes of glass (diamond, casement, etc., low-pitched gabled roof, dormers often in a row. 2 Cottage St.