While many have deemed Victorian homes too old-fashioned, with their closed-off rooms and narrow staircases, others are drawn to this historic architectural style. These ornamental beauties were popularized during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 until 1901. Today, you can find numerous examples of Victorian architecture in cities like Toronto, San Francisco and Baltimore. (Read more.)
Stick houses. From Old House Online:
Today historians often call Stick a transitional style, a bridge between the picturesque Gothic of the 1840s and '50s and the full flowering of Victorian ideas in the Queen Anne houses of the 1880s and '90s. While such a perspective is academically accurate generations later, in its day the Stick house was nothing if not totally fresh, up-to-date and, most of all, modern. While some critics found them slightly vulgar, few could deny these houses were inventive and vivacious. People of wealth and standing wanted them; the public accepted and built them. Stick houses were high-concept buildings that capitalized on the best resources of the era. (Read more.)
What is a Craftsman house? From Apartment Therapy:
Americans’ infatuation with the classic Craftsman home goes back more than a century, but their enduring design remains just as popular today. According to a Trulia survey, Americans, especially the 18-to-34 set, prefer Craftsman-style homes more than any other.
It’s easy to see the timeless appeal in their design, which favors symmetry, assimilation with nature, and the work of artisans. The aesthetic took hold in the mid- to late- 19th century, valuing workmanship over machine-made goods that became the norm during the Industrial Revolution. (Read more.)
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