The features that define Victorian architecture — bright colors, intricate woodwork, dramatic roofs — sound cheerful enough. So why has the style popularized in the 19th century become so thoroughly ...

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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 ...

This four-bedroom Victorian house features 10-foot ceilings, a marble fireplace, built-ins and crown molding. The house has a two-story coach house, which has its own living room, kitchen, upstairs ...

Graced with delicious Hansel-and-Gretel gingerbread trim, elaborately decorated Victorian houses have never gone out of style. The rich ornamentation of the regal residences of well-heeled city folk ...

Petaluma has some of the finest architecture, of many varieties, to be seen anywhere in the United States. This includes many excellent examples of what are commonly known as “Victorian houses.” The ...