Folk Victorian Attic

We have a 1912 folk victorian w a remodeled attic but it still has the original siding and plaster and lath for the most part downstairs.

Folk victorian attic.

Our victorian home plans recall the late 19th century victorian era of house building which was named for queen victoria of england. Chad thinks the folk victorian dates to around 1903 town records are spotty and reports conflicting and was originally built as a simple square two story with the kitchen and bath in outbuildings. One example is found with the bowlers an adventurous family who volunteered to spend three months in a victorian townhouse for a british television series the 1900 house. Passive roof vents encourage natural air flow and work without the aid of motorized fans.

Some pieces we had to get custom made from a woodworker but the majority of. Intricate detailing and ginger breading showy paint schemes all encompass the style that swept the nation from 1870 1900. It s similar to the center image above but mine looks more like tulips. The simpler expressions of this style fall into the folk victorian category.

The siding was originally cedar and cypress so we replaced it with the same. Roof vents enhance the overall comfort of the house by providing escape hatches for hot stale moist air which can reach temperatures of 150 degrees in summer. I found a piece in the attic of my folk victorian that i assumed was an attic vent cover but it didn t fit either vent. Because my front porch is seriously sad plain 2 x 4 bannisters and 2 x 2 balusters it looks like i have some fabrication work cut out for me.

The machine age was in full swing and the railroads carried huge new inventories of new materials and patterns available for homes of this time. In its essence the folk victorian style is simply a pimped up folk home. Victorian house plans are ornate with towers turrets verandas and multiple rooms for different functions often in expressively worked wood or stone or a combination of both. Likely built in the 1890s as a folk victorian the house sits on what was once known as silk stocking row where water valley s prominent families lived in gracious architecturally distinctive homes.

Chad turned the third floor attic space into a proper master bedroom with its own balcony and six skylights for a total of three bedrooms. At the time the town was a bustling hub for the illinois central railroad. Martinez folk victorian home has attic pull down staircase martinez ca the house with a walk up porch was once displayed as part of the martinez historic home tour. The style gained popularity between 1810 1910 as an affordable alternative to the pricier queen anne and second empire styles of design.