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The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians. [1] Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era, the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent.
Lougheed House is operated by Lougheed House Conservation Society, an independent, non-profit society devoted to the restoration and public enjoyment of the historic house and its Gardens. [2] Over its long history, Lougheed House served many roles, including as a family residence, a training centre for young women, a women's military barracks ...
The Reitz Home Museum is a Victorian house museum located in the Riverside Historic District in downtown Evansville, Indiana.The museum offers year-round guided tours. An authentic restoration offers visitors a step back in time with silk damask-covered walls, hand painted ceilings, de
Clarksville recently honored the newest additions to its Clarksville 100-Year-Old Homes list. This home features hand-painted murals, a library & more
The Campbell House Museum opened on February 6, 1943, and is in the Greater St. Louis area, in the U.S. state of Missouri.The museum was documented as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey between 1936 and 1941, designated a City of St. Louis Landmark in 1946, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and became a National Trust for Historic Preservation Save America ...
The plantation size, wings of the manor house, and outbuildings have changed over the years since the original plantation house completed in 1805. The sugar mill was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) behind the big house, surrounded by sugarcane fields. A longer dirt road extended behind the house for 3.5 miles (6 km), which was lined with the ...
The Armour–Stiner House is said to be one of the most lavish octagon houses built in the period, and is now one of only perhaps a hundred still extant. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In the 1930s, the house was owned by Aleko E. E. Lilius , a Finnish writer and explorer, [ 4 ] and from 1946 to 1976 by historian Carl Carmer , who maintained that the house ...
Picture an elegant old home in your mind, and chances are good that you're imagining something resembling a Victorian. Here are 20 of the most beautiful ones up for sale.