Everyone knows I'm a modern girl, it's right there in the URL after all, but that's not to say I don't have flirtations with older architecture. I've even lived in a Victorian house - real Victorian that is, built during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), not Victorian-style - and I still love the elegance of the older ladies.
their porches
rooflines
and turrets
The windows,
especially the windows
the beautiful original stucco gatehouses
and the glimpses of grandeur long past.
This post is part of Hooked on Houses Friday blog fest
11 comments:
I love living in a contemporary house but at the same time I really appreciate the history, features and details in these houses that you don't find anymore.
I love these! What beautiful homes. These are the kinds of houses that make me run off the road when I drive past them.
Julia: You have to get out of the car and walk the area (it's a circuit), smell the lilacs; admire the cherry blossom, magnolia and dogwood trees; listen to the gentle lapping of the Long Island Sound
There are Victorians I don't like. Nor am I a big new houses with Victorian pastiche. That said, most are knock outs. These are spectacular. Do you get to see these, like any time you want?
Terry: These are only a few. I can see the last from my bedroom window and I walk past the others every day, alone or with the dogs
Beautiful houses :-) Love the oval windows, and the house with the turret.
Older homes have so much charm -- thanks for sharing the pics of these ones :-)
Kelly @ DesignTies
Love this post! I want a shingled beach house!
Jean/renovation therapy
I'd be happy in any of those houses!
oh!What gorgeous old gals they are!
Beautiful!
new post up today: slide show of more local houses; wider range, different styles
Wow! These are spectacular! Very few places have houses with that much history.I love our New York Estates, and I so miss Long Island in the summer. Thank you for giving me the tour of one of my favorite places on earth.
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