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Gilded Age mansions were lavish houses built between 1870 and the early 20th century by some of the richest people in the United States. These estates were raised by the nation's industrial, financial and commercial elite, who amassed great fortunes in era of expansion of the tobacco, railroad, steel, and oil industries coinciding with a lack ...
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.
The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California.Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, [2]: 33 the house is "considered the most grand Victorian home in America."
Here's everything you need to know about Victorian-style homes from the sub-types and their characteristics, to historic information.
Victorian houses in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Approximately 48,000 houses in the Victorian and Edwardian styles were built in San Francisco between 1849 and 1915 (with the change from Victorian to Edwardian occurring on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901). Many were painted in bright colors.
The National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York are described below. There are 120 listed properties and districts in the city of Syracuse, including 19 business or public buildings, 13 historic districts, 6 churches, four school or university buildings, three parks, six apartment buildings, and 43 houses.
Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.
The Head House – built in 1875 and located at 309 E. Gurley St. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978, reference #78003234; The Hill House – built in 1906 and located at 144 S. Park St. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978, reference #78003235. Amy Hill, who owned the ...