Victorian Easter Ideas
Easter Decorations
Victorian Pictures
Merrymeeting House
The House Mouse web site offers tips and tricks for preserving Victorian Homes. One suggestion is before building or remodeling, ask your architect for current blueprints with current building codes, safety codes, local regulations, and for current prices. For more tips check out their site.
According to the Victorian Station the most popular style of architecture prior to the Victorian era was the Greek Revival. From 1870 to 1906 San Francisco produced the bulk of Victorian buildings. Both the structural members and much of the decoration on San Francisco Victorian homes are redwood, a local material that had many advantages. It was cheap and plentiful; it resisted rot, termites and fire; and it was easily worked into different shapes. Read more at the Victorian Station.
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