Rolls of spindles and beaded trim are common. Roof shapes, materials, windows and massing are typical of the Queen Anne style, with design details differentiating the two. Front gable roofs are common on the shotgun house, which has a full or three-quarter front porch. The houses were usually worker housing. Trim is not elaborate, and may be either from the Victorian era or from the later Craftsman period.
Windowpane configuration reflects the style of trim applied to the house.
Folk Victorian houses usually feature a front gable and trim derived from Queen Anne styles. After 1900, the styling of buildings began to change from the elaborate Victorian-era designs to simpler designs. Some of these were revival styles, based on earlier historic precedents. Particularly popular were Colonial and Neoclassical Revivals, but an interest in history also encouraged styles drawn from the Spanish Colonial, Dutch Colonial, Tudor and Italian Renaissance periods. Another stylistic emphasis involved the Prairie, Bungalow, and Craftsman designs.