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Some people will only want to live in a Victorian style home while other people would never consider it. While you can built a new home in the contemporary style, many people buy an old Victorian home with the intention of fixing it up.

I know fixing up an old Victorian is an enormous job because I have a family member at the tail end of a what has turned out to be a 10 year reno of a huge 4,000+ square foot Victorian home. Yes, it’s beautiful. Yes, it’s even more beautiful now that it’s done, but it’s also referred to as the never ending money pit.

That said, a nicely renovated Victorian home is something special. Many, especially many of the homes featured in this Victorian home photo gallery, can be considered a work of art. The intricate design and woodwork on some of the homes is truly astonishing.

Further, you can certainly built a new home in a Victorian style; however, most newly built Victorian homes lack the intricate details of the homes built during the Victorian period (1837 to 1901).

As you will see in our gallery of the finest Victorian mansions and houses, there is great diversity in the design. Enjoy the gallery.

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Wood and stone Victorian home in Asturias, Spain.

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Niagara-on-the-Lake Victorian Mansion

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The historic Alfred McCune mansion building on Capitol Hill in dowtown Salt Lake City, Utah. P

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Large green, black and red Victorian home with front porch and brick foundation.

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Large 3-story red brick Victorian home with white pillars in front supporting the second-story front deck.

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Patterson House on the grounds of Ardenwood Historic Farm

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Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts: The Corbin Norton House (Peter Norton, Norton Utilities/Symantec), totally destroyed by fire in 2001, is pictured here fully restored to its original Queen Anne style residence which was completed in 2004.

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Large red brick Victorian home with a central tower among trees on a large property.

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All-white Victorian home with red brick chimney and small front porches on the first and second floors.

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Green, red and yellow Victorian home with large round front porch and large square front deck on the second story.

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Modestly designed three-story Victorian home with full-width front porch and solarium in the back.

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Stunning “gingerbread” Victorian house with red exterior and white trim.

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Red brick Victorian mansion with white porch in Albany, New York.

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Famous Buffalo Bill’s Victorian home in white with green trim located in Nebraska. The white picket fence adds additional charm to this beautiful estate.

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Ornate red brick Victorian mansion on a corner lot in Arkansas.

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Large red brick with white trim Victorian house with wrap-around veranda and attached gazebo.

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Brick Victorian home with front deck in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Huge and ornate Victorian mansion in pink and white.

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Street of 3 Victorian mansions in New Jersey

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Purple, red, and yellow Victorian home with a white brick fence.

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Large modestly designed Victorian mansion in green with yellow trim.

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Contemporary Victorian-style home in blue with a wrap-around porch and red brick chimney.

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Red brick and stone Victorian home.

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A David Davis Victorian mansion on a large property in Bloomington, Illinois.

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Symmetrical Victorian-inspired home.

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Modestly-designed grey and white Victorian home with upper-level tower deck and lower-level front porch.

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White Victorian mansion with extensive use of pillars located in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Large white and black Victorian home with covered front porch.

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Victorian home in yellow, green, and red.

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Large 3-story red brick Victorian mansion on a large property.

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Green and white double-winged Victorian mansion in Alameda, California.

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Simply-designed purple and white Victorian home with a large front porch and arched windows.

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Carson Victorian mansion in Eureka, California.

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Victorian-inspired home in yellow with full-width front porch located in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Ornate yellow and red Victorian home with sculpted gardens in the front yard.

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Glenmore mansion in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Large brick home with white trim.

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Pink Victorian mansion with white trim and dark roof with a circular town located in Eureka, California.

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Victorian inspired home in pink with 5 chimneys situated on a large property with a large front solarium.

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Yellow and white Victorian cake house.

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Victorian house with a large front porch and open deck tower located in San Antonio, Texas.

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Modest light green Victorian home with large front round porch situated amongtrees.

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Large Victorian home on a huge property with long brick front walk-way.

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Large ornate Victorian mansion with an orthodox tower roof and large veranda spanning the full width of the side of the home.

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3-story red brick and a white trim Victorian mansion on corner lot in an urban setting.

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Victorian mansion on large heavily treed property in Florida.

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Contemporary rambling Victorian house.

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Large white and grey Victorian house with full-width porch and stone wall lining the driveway.

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Gingerbread Victorian mansion built with red brick including extensive use white trim and supporting columns with a solarium room on the side.

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Cook-Rutledge red brick historic mansion in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin of the High Victorian Italianate architectural style.

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Mansion on Prairie Avenue in Douglas, a Chicago community on the South Side. Landmark house built in 1885.

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Rambling Victorian era mansion on the Jersey Shore.

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Red exterior Victorian era mansion with tower.

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White Victorian era mansion in Maine, USA.

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The historic Craigdarroch castle (built in 1890) in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Fairlawn Mansion: The 42-room Queen Anne Victorian, a unique and well-recognized city landmark as it appears in Superior, Wisconsin. The Mansion stands as an enduring testament to lumber baron Martin Pattison’s success and standing in the community.

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Victorian mansion with extensive white trim and large brick front gate in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Perry Hannah house in Traverse City, Michigan

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FAQs

What does a Victorian mansion look like? ›

The houses usually have two to three stories with steep, gabled roofs and round towers. On the exterior, there are towers, turrets, and dormers, forming complex roof lines as architects sought to create designs that would pull the eye to the top of the house.

What were the typical rooms in a Victorian mansion? ›

The top floor would typically house the servants quarters and the children's rooms with a nursery. The second floor would include the master bedroom and the second bathroom. On the first floor you'd find the drawing room or parlour, which acted as a receiving room for guests and visitors.

How much would it cost to build a Victorian house? ›

Typically, most homeowners spend between $250,000 and $600,000. The average cost per square foot to build a Victorian-style home is $100 to $200. For homes with high levels of intricate Victorian architecture in their plans, the price can reach as high as $500 per square foot.

What did rich Victorian houses look like? ›

Victorian Houses of the Wealthy

The difference between upper class and lower class was vastly greater than it is today. Wealthy families lived in large Victorian houses three and sometimes four stories high with several rooms. They had more than one bathroom and even had flushing toilets.

What does a Victorian bedroom look like? ›

Victorian bedrooms often had very rich, stately colors such as royal purple or deep green. Don't be afraid to play with color in your Victorian bedroom. We love the rich green walls that pair beautifully with the baroque floral pillows in this space.

What is the largest Victorian mansion in the United States? ›

Considered the largest Victorian house in America. Carson Mansion in Eureka CA.

What was the average height of a Victorian house? ›

Victorian Homes (1837-1901)

Ceiling heights of 2.4 to 2.7 metres are common. Victorian rooms were spacious with higher windows, requiring taller ceilings. Ornate decor like rose ceiling medallions further drove ceilings upward. Public rooms and master bedrooms had the highest ceilings, around 2.7 metres.

How tall were Victorian houses? ›

While ceiling heights in Victorian times had reached an average of 13 feet, based on English city houses, heights moderated to eight feet with the advent of mass housing developments after World War II.

Did Victorian houses have balconies? ›

The Victorian era was definitely the heyday for balconies, with more and more of them appearing on properties. They looked to other European countries for design ideas and tended to opt for decorative railings produced from cast iron. With the start of the Edwardian period came an increase in the size of balconies.

What country has the most Victorian homes? ›

Victorian housing is one of the most common – and most popular – period home styles in the UK. But why are they so popular? During the Victorian period – roughly 1837 to 1900 – the UK was undergoing massive change.

Can Victorian homes still be built? ›

Yes, you can still build Victorian houses. As stated earlier on this page, Victorian technically refers to a period rather than a style, so any home built in the present day would be in the style of a Victorian house.

What state has Victorian houses? ›

Old Louisville in Kentucky has the highest concentration of restored Victorian homes in the US. Originally called the Southern Extension, Old Louisville was built in the 1870s as a suburb, which was 48 city blocks long and filled with Victorian mansions.

What did the rich Victorians eat? ›

Victorians with more money enjoyed mutton, bacon, cheese, eggs, sugar, treacle and jam as part of their meals. Breakfast may involve ham, bacon, eggs and bread. People who lived near to the sea often ate a lot of fish too. Dishes like kedgeree were very popular.

What toys did rich Victorians have? ›

Toys such as rocking horses, dolls' houses and Noah's Arks were only for the wealthy, and many toys such as expensively dressed dolls were so expensive and precious that their young owners were never allowed to play with them.

How high are the ceilings in Victorian houses? ›

While Victorian houses typically featured tall ceilings of at least 2.7m, modern 'shoebox' homes often have ceiling heights of around 2.4m or less, which can feel claustraphobic.

What is a typical Victorian mansion? ›

Queen Anne homes are the quintessential Victorian home: They are asymmetrical, two or three (or more) stories tall, have steeply pitched roofs, and feature large wrap-around porches.

What is in a Victorian mansion? ›

Internal features. “Large staircases, big mantles, big fireplaces, and closed-off rooms mark a historic Victorian home,” says Small. In addition to these features, they usually have: High ceilings with crown molding or ornate trim.

What is the typical layout in a Victorian house? ›

Typical Victorian layouts feature a living room, dining room and hallway on the ground floor. The kitchen is often located at the back of the house, with a small bathroom and utility room.

How can you tell if a house is Victorian? ›

Some distinctive characteristics of a Victorian property are:
  1. High pitched roofs.
  2. Ornate gable trim.
  3. Bay windows.
  4. Two over two panel sash windows (supported with a single astragal bar on each sash)
  5. Sash window horns.
  6. Decorative brickwork (often in red)
  7. Stained glass windows.

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