Victorian architecture
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The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign of Queen Victoria after whom it is named.
History
The Victorian era lasted roughly 75 years, from 1825 to 1900. Greek Revival architecture stretches from the later part of the Colonial era into the beginnings of the Victorian era. Similarly, the Arts and Crafts movement in The United States started a few years before the end of the Victorian era.Varieties of Victorian architecture
- British Arts and Crafts movement
- Gothic Revival
- Italianate
- Jacobethan (the precusor to the Queen Anne style)
- Neoclassicism
- Neo-Grec
- Painted ladies
- Queen Anne
- Renaissance Revival
- Romanesque Revival (includes Richardsonian Romanesque)
- Second Empire
- Stick-Eastlake
Great Victorian era cities include London, Glasgow, Melbourne and Manchester.
- See also: Georgian architecture.
Further reading
- Dixon, Roger and Muthesius, Stephan. Victorian architecture. Thames & Hudson: 1978. ISBN 0500181632 .
- Prentice, Helaine Kaplan, Rehab Right, Ten-Speed Press. ISBN 0898151724 - includes descriptions of different Victorian and early 20th Century architectural styles common in the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly Oakland, and detailed instructions for repair and restoration of details common to older house styles.
[History and Style of Victorian Architecture and Hardware]
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