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Reached through a pretty cottage wire gate, this Victorian era red brick house is nearly entirely obscured from view by mature deciduous trees.
It once would have been the cottage home of one of the many miners that panned for gold during the Victorian Gold Rush in Wandiligong.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Aerial view of Hambleton Hall Hotel in Upper Hambleton.
The hall was built in 1881 and transformed into a hotel in 1979.
It's a Grade ll listed building and has a Michelin Star for over 30 years!
Rutland aerial image
I saw this large, lovely Second Empire-style Victorian house on the outskirts of downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
I saw this striking Victorian home in the Concord, North Carolina.
The home is located in the North Union Street Historic District. The district contains fine examples of Late Victorian homes.
Galveston's East End Historic District has a wonderful collection of Victorian Houses.
The Cottage of Bernard Roench at 1517 Ball Street was built in 1882. It survived the 1900 Storm.
The photo was taken in July 1980.
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This wonderful Italianate style Victorian mansion was completed in 1868, has been restored to near-original condition, and is now a museum and State Historic Park open for guided tours.
It's designated as California Historical Landmark # 329, and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The mansion was the home of John and Annie Bidwell and had many famous visitors through the years, including John Muir, Susan B. Anthony, General Sherman, Asa Gray, Governor Stanford, President Rutherford B. and Lucy Hayes, and many others.
It was built using the proceeds from a gold strike some miles north of and shortly after the one that started the California Gold Rush itself.
John started building the mansion before he met Annie, and because of his political aspirations he built it in a grand style befitting a potential future governor.
The mansion is 10,000 square feet in size, has 26 rooms, many of the original fixtures and furnishings, and, of course, that marvelous tower.
From the outside you'd swear there are only two stories to the mansion, but there are really three.
Due to an intentional trick of perspective, the third floor isn't readily visible from the outside (though once you know the secret, you'll see how it's been hiding in plain sight all these years).
Tour guides tell us it was built this way to keep it from appearing too tall and overwhelming.
As you enter the mansion, you'll see a wide central hallway that stretches to the back of the building and connects to most of the rooms on the first floor.
The first floor includes the large parlor where the Bidwells entertained their guests, as well as the dining room, kitchen, laundry, library, and John's private office. The grand stairway to the upper floors is located between the library and John's office.
The second floor contains the Bidwells' master suite including their private bathroom, and several guest bedrooms and another bathroom. Many of the rooms have access to the large balcony that wraps around the mansion.
The third floor has a large open area that was intended to be a ballroom, but the Bidwells never used it for that purpose because Annie's religion didn't allow its members to dance.
The servants' quarters are at the back of the house above the kitchen and are accessible from the back stairway. They've also been restored and are included in the tour.
The mansion had the most up to date plumbing of its day, including a carbide gas generator that made the gas used in the lighting fixtures (the generator is still on the property, though it's not used for that purpose anymore).
The carriage house behind the mansion has also been restored and contains several of the Bidwells' original carriages.
The landscaping around the mansion features a number of trees John Bidwell planted with his own hands, including cork oaks (the kind that corks come from), a giant fan-leafed ginkgo that turns brilliant yellow in the fall, and the crown jewel: the enormous Southern magnolia directly in front of (and now taller than) the mansion itself.
John was older than Annie, and after sharing their beautiful mansion together for 32 years, he passed away in 1900. She lived there for the rest of her life, passing away in 1918.
Because the Bidwells had no children, Annie left the mansion and grounds to the Presbyterian Church.
In 1923, the Church sold the mansion to the Chico State Teachers College (now known as California State University, Chico) which turned it into student dormitories, and later also used it as classroom and office space.
The California State Park System acquired the mansion in 1964 and began the long, painstaking job of restoring it to its former glory, including removing an addition that had been built onto one side.
For safety reasons the tower isn't accessible these days but you can visit the rest of the mansion, including the ballroom that never was (and see for yourself how to make an entire floor seem to disappear from view).
The mansion's official designation on the California Historical Landmarks listing is:
Rancho Chico and Bidwell Adobe
Landmark no. 329
The National Register of Historic Places listing is:
Bidwell Mansion
Landmark no. 72000216
Location:
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
525 Esplanade, Chico, Butte County, California
Opened in 1898 on the same day as the brand new Felixstowe railway station, which lies opposite, this was the property created by Douglas Tollemache, banker and brewer and designed by local architect, John Shewell Corder of Ipswich. Still flourishing as a popular hotel over a century later.
Galveston's East End Historic District has a wonderful collection of Victorian Houses.
This row of houses at 1709-1711-1715 Ball was built in 1894. They look the same but vary in size and roof design. They survived the 1900 Storm.
The photo was taken in July 1980.
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The tympanum relief shows Henry Doulton, seated, displaying his key artists and their finest work to two visitors, perhaps potential buyers, with another employee passing behind him, and a range of pottery in the background. His foremost female artist, Hannah Bolton Barlow (1851-1916), famous for her sgraffito animal designs, is to the left (easily recognisable from her portrait; see also Wilkinson). She is clearly working with an etching tool, and has her pet cat under her chair. Behind her is a large vase with a lion's head design. But proudly centre-stage, holding another splendid piece, is Tinworth himself. The work looks like a smaller version of his celebrated History
Grade II listed. 1878 by R Stark Wilkinson. The former Lambeth Pottery of Messrs Doulton. Long building with two western bays, angle and two-bay return to Lambeth High Street.
Five storeys, set back attic and low basement. Red brick with dressings of pink and beige terra-cotta, including many moulded bands and corbel tables at eaves and one storey below. Tall pyramidal tiled roofs with wrought iron cresting.
Windows vary in shape: Tudor-arched, square-headed, pointed and circular; they have nook shafts, and architraves and cills enriched with glazed relief tiles in subdued polychrome colours with decorative plant motifs. On the angle, an oriel turret rises above canted entrance whose enriched doorway holds tympanum relief (by George Tinworth) of craftsmen and others examining vases. Good example of decorative art integrated with building.
Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park it full of buildings with turrets, towers, and other Victorian detailing. Unfortunately most of them seemed to be on the north facing side of the street.
A Victorian home in the Concord, North Carolina.
The home is located in the North Union Street Historic District. The district contains fine examples of Late Victorian homes.
I saw this large, lovely Second Empire-style Victorian house on the outskirts of downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
Once a family home, it now contains 10 condos.
No, its not the parliament of a small country or a cathedral, its Rochdale Town Hall. Today Rochdale may be a run-down corner of Greater Manchester but it was once a place of great importance and prosperity. Or it certainly thought it was....
In front is a statue of famous former resident Gracie Fields - though there is no name on it to explain its her rather than, say, Lisa Stansfield....
Much of Lanhydrock House, originally dating from the 17th century, was rebuilt following a devastating fire in the 1880's, and it was re-equipped with state-of-the-art Victorian services, appliances and furnishings. The house now mainly reflects the late Victorian era when all great country houses had their billiards room. Snooker was not formalised as a game until the late 19th century, while billiards dates back several hundred years.
The great house stands in extensive grounds (360 hectares or 890 acres) above the River Fowey and it has been owned and managed by the National Trust since 1953. Much of the present house dates back to Victorian times but some sections date from the 1620s. It is a Grade I-listed building and is set in gardens with formal areas. The hill behind the house is planted with a fine selection of shrubs and trees.
Lanhydrock estate belonged to the Augustinian priory of St Petroc at Bodmin but the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the 1530s saw it pass into private hands. In 1620 wealthy merchant Sir Richard Robartes acquired the estate and began building Lanhydrock House, designed to a four-sided layout around a central courtyard and constructed of grey granite. Robartes died in 1624 but work on the building was continued by his son John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor, a notable public figure who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.
During the 18th century the east wing of the house was demolished leaving the U-shaped plan seen today. In 1881 a major fire destroyed the south wing and caused extensive damage to the central section. Of the main house only the north wing, with its 29m Long Gallery, and the front porch building survived intact, though the original gatehouse also dates back to the mid-17th century. New sections were built behind the south wing, including a kitchen block, in the style of the original building - which was unusual at the time.
(Source: Wikipedia)
The historic district of Japantown comprises buildings constructed mainly in the late 1800s, and has been the center of the Japanese American community in LA. The Far East Building stands out for its neon Chop Suey sign and Beaux Arts architecture. The Far East Cafe was the prime gathering place in Japantown through much of the 20th century. The building was damaged and closed in 1994 after an earthquake, but has been renovated and reopened.
I saw this beautiful Victorian row house in Savannah, Georgia. The city has many streets lined with row houses.
Detail of one of the Victorian row houses.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity.
Ornate brickwork and conical roofed tower mark this fine Victorian era mansion in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC.
Built 1887 Architect - John T Stokes .... in High Victorian style .... The three-storey building is built on a steep slope with the basement opening at ground level on the east to Pond Street, and the second level opening to Toronto Street on the west. The building is of late Victorian style with Gothic proportions and detailing. Brickwork includes bands of red which contrast with the overall buff brickwork typical of the area and period of construction. The clock tower of the library is one of the most interesting architectural features of the Town of Uxbridge. The library clock was installed on August 16, 1887, by the Seth Thomas Clock Co. of Thomaston, Connecticut, and it still works perfectly 129 years later.
Victorian architecture
ascending 18th Street from the Castro
San Francisco
historic preservation of so called Corbett Heights:
sfplanninggis.org/docs/Historical_Context_Statements/Corb...(Western%20Part%20of%20Eureka%20Valley)%20Historic%20Context%20Statement%20(2017).pdf
The name “Corbett Heights” was created by Gary Weiss, president of the neighborhood association in 2004,but the area has no generally recognized name. Today, the Castro District, Eureka Valley, Corona Heights, Twin Peaks, and Upper Market are common names that might include this area.
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At the edge of the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco are some remarkable vintage homes.
This image was shot from a Zenza Bronica S2 Medium Format camera with a Nikkor-H 1:3.5 f=5 cm lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul, MN, was originally the Federal Courts Building.
The building was completed in 1892 in the Victorian Richardsonian Romanesque style.
In 1972, the City of St. Paul purchased the building for $1.00. In 1978 it opened as Landmark Center.
The offices of a now closed brewery in Pitt Street East, on the outskirts of Burslem, often known as the "Mother Town" of the Potteries (the city of Stoke-on-Trent).
The brewery was originally built in 1860 for Parker's Burslem Brewery. They registered as a limited company in 1889 and serviced many local public houses. When taken over by Ind Coope Ltd in 1949 there were 468 pubs in their estate. It eventually became known as Ansell's Burslem Brewery and closed in 1963.
Much of the brewery was demolished during the 1990's.
The mosaic on the pediment is rather splendid and typical of the signage of their public houses.
This part of the factory is currently occupied by Anderson Engineering Solutions Ltd, accessed from Nile Street and if my memory serves me right it was formerly run by WT Lynn Ltd.