Photo Journey: Victorian Styles on Tour

Walking among the beautiful Victorian homes with your well-informed Guides, you'll soon begin to "see" much more than delicately painted gingerbread trims. Along with the history of the neighborhood, your Guides will point out the distinguishing characteristics of each Victorian style. You'll soon be able to recognize the representatives of these styles, which in chronological order of their eras of construction are Italianate, Stick-Style, Queen Anne, and Edwardian.

The Italianate Style houses, popular 1860 - 1880, are recognizable primarily by their angled bay windows. This row of Italianate Victorians also illustrates the heavy cornice (roof overhang), which tends to be nearly identical from house to house among the Italianate Style.

In contrast, the Stick-Style Victorians, popular 1880 - 1890, have a linear motif. Bay side windows are perpendicular to the front window, rather than coming out at an angle. Also, each house has a unique roof, often with a distinctive gable.