Description: This book is both a fascinating architectural history and an intimate study of the Victorian domestic environment from about 1840 to 1900. It contains over 360 handsome photographs and illustrations that document homes ranging from modest cottages to millionaires' palaces. Readers will find a dazzling panorama of romantic stone castles, exquisite Italianate villas, simple brownstone town houses, Queen Anne cottages, curious octagon houses, imposing mansard-roofed mansions, and much else. Carefully avoiding lifeless stock photographs, the author has intentionally included pictures of Victorians in their homes to convey a sense of time and place. The accompanying text contains insightful descriptions of interiors and exteriors as well as a wealth of stories about the builders and owners. A valuable reference book for scholars and students of social and architectural history and any lover of Victoriana, this volume also includes a unique list of notable Victorian houses and neighborhoods in each of the 50 states and Canada, an extensive bibliography and an index.

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