About Victorian Architecture
Victorian architecture refers to work built during the reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901. Culture in the Victorian era gradually moved toward romanticism and away from the rationalism of the Georgian era. LIkewise, architecture during the period included many romanticist styles including Italianate, Gothic Revival, Scottish Baronial, Swiss Chalet, Second Empire, Eastlake, the Shingle and Stick Styles, Colonial Revival, etc. Victorian Style MouldingsVictorian style mouldings are typically elaborate combinations of shapes and profiles, frequently involving standardized profiles, fretwork and turnings made by machines. |
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Elevation drawing and design courtesy of The D.H. Ellison Co. |
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John Calvin Owings House, Laurens, South Carolina |
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Haas-Lilienthal House, 2007 Franklin Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA |
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John Bremond House, West Seventh & Guadalupe Streets, Austin, Travis County, TX |
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Morris-Butler House, 1204 North Park Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN |