When you find yourself in the shadow of a classic Victorian home, you may struggle to zero in on a singular decorative focal point—but that's kind of the whole idea. The very mantra of this ...
I'm trying to picture what The Square PHX feels like – is it a quiet historic spot or a happening place? It's mostly a calm, brick-lined pocket of Victorian Phoenix with occasional buzz on weekends ...
There are a few kinds of architecture you’d expect to find in the French Quarter. You’d expect Creole cottages. You might expect colonial-era French architecture. You might even come across a Greek ...
When I bought a house in my dream Washington, D.C., neighborhood, the house-hunting options were basically Victorian, Victorian, or Victorian. Nearly every rowhouse is some variation on Victorian ...
As the name suggests, Victorian design originated in the United Kingdom during the time of Queen Victoria’s reign, which lasted from 1837 to 1901. During this period, England was home to a growing ...
When you picture a Victorian house, you might envision a colorful dollhouse, or maybe an imposing haunted or abandoned house comes to mind (like the Creel House from Stranger Things). Both are ...
Turrets and towers, stained glass, bay windows—Victorian architecture is all about a decorative flourish. Technically, Victorian means a home designed in the late 19th-century period when Queen ...
Introduction -- Pugin and the Ecclesiologists in the 1840s. Historicism ; Picturesque utility in Ecclesiological architecture ; Masonry construction ; Massiveness ; 'Rustic' churches of the forties ; ...
Walking down State Street in 1890, you would have a hard time finding a single Spanish-style building. Everywhere you looked, painted wood siding and intricate moldings would catch your eye with ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Are you a fan of Victorian architecture? If so, put an upcoming event on your calendar. A one-time trolley tour is planned for Saturday in Stony Creek, near the Sound in ...