Heavy, enchanting, mysterious, elaborate.

All these words can be used to describe Victorian architecture.

But what makes a Victorian style? You might be surprised to find out that not one but many different styles of Victorian structural design was considered.

Almost any home built during or shortly after the reign of Queen Victoria (1840-1900) can be considered Victorian.
With the Industrial Revolution (late 1700 – early 1800) he drove the new machines that allow mass production and railways with improved transportation nationwide, the average person was finally able to obtain materials needed for construction of subsidized housing and most elegant. This availability led to the wide range of styles that we refer to as Victorian.

Some of the most notable styles that make “Victorian” architectural style is Queen Anne, Second Empire, Italianate, and Stick-Eastlake.
Queen Anne
One of the most widely recognized Victorian styles in the southern and western parts of the United States is the Queen Anne. Characterized by large wrap around porches, balconies, multiple fireplaces, round tower-like “structures, and large windows, these homes are what most of us visualize when we think of Victorian architecture. This “gingerbread” house style is also known for its exclusive floor plans consisting of two or more stories.
Second Empire
The name of its French and notable elements in the time of the Second French Empire, this architectural style is seen more in the Northeast and Midwest. Popular for public buildings and state institutions, the features of this style contain a rectangular tower with a mansard roof short and steep.

The mansard roof crest was often topped with iron trim and sometimes a lightning rod. Examples contain the old Executive Building in Washington, DC and Philadelphia City Hall.
Italian
In the mid and late 1800s, Italian style began appearing in homes in the Midwest, the East Coast and the San Francisco area. Inspired by the features of Italian Renaissance Italian style houses have windows at the front, tall narrow windows and small towers and chimneys pretty strange places.

The Garden District of New Orleans contains many good examples of this style.
Stick-Eastlake
Found predominantly in the Northeast, Stick houses are decorative, but not too heavy.

They are usually very steep roofs with eaves, shingles covering the outdoor walls and roof, windows and the square of the bay. Crown also details can be found along the roof peaks. More stylized and ornamental versions of the Stick style usually referred to as Eastlake.
While some architects today still borrow ideas from these styles to create a modern Victorian home, most Victorian structural design has become a relic of the past. In some communities can find neighborhoods filled with beautifully restored historical Victorian homes. Many have become bed and breakfast, business places, historical sites or easily for the audience to see.
There are a few communities around the country known for beautifully restored or preserved Victorian architecture. One example is Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where you’ll find the greatest range of structural design as in the central United States.

The all city of Eureka Springs is listed on the National Register of Historical Places, due largely to the preservation of its historical Victorian architecture.

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