ArchitectureRichmond: D. Wiley Anderson
Writing for ArchitectureRichmond, Robert Winthrop profiles D. Wiley Anderson: Anderson designed a pair of mirror image houses on Elwood Avenue. These buildings created a “Gate house” effect as the entrance to the West End development. They are in the Queen Anne Style, embellished by an unexpected Italianate type tower. They are charming and whimsical. […] […]
Writing for ArchitectureRichmond, Robert Winthrop profiles D. Wiley Anderson:
Anderson designed a pair of mirror image houses on Elwood Avenue. These buildings created a “Gate house” effect as the entrance to the West End development. They are in the Queen Anne Style, embellished by an unexpected Italianate type tower. They are charming and whimsical. […]
Anderson was a bold and imaginative architect. He did not copy. It’s clear that historic architecture was just the starting point for his architectural explorations. His buildings are bold, exciting and overblown. Anderson had no interest in reticence, restraint or modesty.
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