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Victoria House is a neoclassical building in Bloomsbury, London, WC1. It stands on a long rectangular island site between the east side of Bloomsbury Square and Southampton Row . It became a Grade II listed building in December 1990.
In Great Britain and former British colonies, a Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria. During the Industrial Revolution , successive housing booms resulted in the building of many millions of Victorian houses which are now a defining feature of most British towns and cities.
Row of terraced houses in Middle Park, Melbourne, typical of those in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. Terrace houses in Australia began to be built in early 19th century Sydney, closely based on the models found in London and other UK cities.
By Bud Dietrich, AIA From the early 19th century through the early 20th, America's cities grew at a rapid pace. Immigrants from other countries as well as a migration from farms to city centers ...
Row houses on Rue Sherbrooke in downtown Montreal Terraced half bay-and-gable row houses, a Victorian residential style unique to Toronto, in Cabbagetown. Montreal has the largest stock of terraced houses in Canada [13] and they are typical in all areas of the city. As is common in other North American cities, in Montreal row houses are often ...
Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria's reign, roughly from 1850 and later.
A row of typical British terraced houses in Manchester. Terraced houses have been popular in the United Kingdom, particularly England and Wales, since the 17th century. They were originally built as desirable properties, such as the townhouses for the nobility around Regent's Park in central London, and the Georgian architecture that defines the World Heritage Site of Bath.
Perhaps the most outrageous of the bunch is the Phi Mu house, which cost a whopping $13 million to build.At nearly 40,000 square feet, the Neoclassical-style house is a literal mansion with sleek ...