A Greek Revival house can be a small row house or a grand mansion. Made of wood or brick, these houses often feature a Greek temple style triangular shaped pediment over the front door. Pediments frequently are also seen over the windows and in the gable end of the roof itself. Many Greek Revival row houses have rounded fronts, called bays. Their multi-paned windows usually have six panes of glass in both upper and lower sashes.
Doorways are simple, straight, square and sturdy.
The Queen Anne Style is the most varied and decorative style to be found in Charlestown. It is also the rarest. Almost medieval in appearance, buildings in this style tend to be asymmetrical with finials, towers, turrets, and tall chimneys. Conical towers, turreted windows and decorative masonry are elements of brick Queen Anne buildings. Diagonal and vertical boards may be applied between bands of horizontal siding to create decorative patterns in wood buildings.