Gingerbread Cottage in Historic Mount Tabor

Gingerbread Cottage in Historic Mount Tabor

This one-bedroom gingerbread cottage is so colorful and quirky that it made me smile. You don’t see houses like this very often!

It was built in 1871 and is on the market in the Historic Mount Tabor neighborhood of New Jerse.

Decorative ironwork, ornate woodwork and whimsical details throughout. Double door entry to LR w/amazing plaster ornaments, stained glass in baywindow nook and beamed ceiling w/antique pendant lights.

Wood brng stove. HW flrs throughout FF. Gingerbread arch into DR & Kit. Updated Kitchen w/Corian ctrs, cherry cabs, door to yard, Powder Room. DR slate fireplace backing, picture window.

Oak stairs w/antique carved oak niche for display. Wide plank heart pine flrs on 2nd level. MBR w/Sitting Area/poss 2nd BR. Ornate gingerbread arch w/glass details btwn. rooms. MBR features loads of light from cupola skylight and double doors to the beautiful balcony.

Remod. Bath w/antique ovrszd ped. sink & claw foot tub. Serene Yard w/iron gazebo, perennial plantings.

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Gingerbread Cottage in Historic Mount Tabor

Gingerbread Cottage

Interior of Gingerbread Cottage

Craigdarroch Castle

Craigdarroch Castle

Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria is an imposing Victorian mansion completed in 1890 for Robert and Joan Dunsmuir, Scottish immigrants who made their fortune from Vancouver Island coal.

Robert Dunsmuir died in 1889, just months before his majestic Craigdarroch Castle was completed. Although he arrived on Vancouver Island a poor coal miner, he built an empire and became the wealthiest and most influential man in British Columbia.

The fortune Dunsmuir amassed is reflected in every piece of the finest wood, stone and glass meticulously tooled to create Craigdarroch Castle, now a national historic museum featuring an extensive collection of stained and lead glass windows, magnificent woodwork, Victorian furnishings and decorative arts.

To tour the Castle, you can park on the Castle lot or on the street where indicated. You enter through the old coach entrance, pay your admission fee, clean your shoes and are then provided with a floor map, family history and introduction as to how to proceed. Tours are self-guided, so you can stop where you want. It should take you 45 minutes to an hour to tour through the Castle.

 Victoria's legendary landmark. Experience the lifestyles of the rich & powerful at the end of the 19th century. Completed in 1890, the Castle is now a historic house museum.

Lavish Victorian era furnishings & decor, exquisite stained glass & detailed woodwork carved by artisans of days gone by... These all combine to create a warm & expansive entertainment experience.

When you're finished, take time to browse the Gift Shop & relax in the newly restored (2010) grounds before moving on to your next destination.

Open daily for self-guided tours.

1050 Joan Cres, Victoria, 
British Columbia, V8S 3L5

Phone250-592-5323

Fax250-592-1099

Website:http://www.thecastle.ca

Email: info@thecastle.ca

A Victorian cottage in the woods

Sandra Foster's magical one room cottage in The Catskills New York.

Sandra turned the former hunting cabin into a romantic cottage she had always dreamed of using salvaged architectural finds and doing the carpentry herself!

Victorian Cottage of Sandra Foster

Victorian Cottage in the Wood

Interior of Sanda Foster's Cottage

Buying a Victorian House

Victorian House

There are still many examples of Victorian houses in the United States, some of which are in great repair, while others are fixer-uppers. They were built in the nineteenth century, from about 1830. If you're interested in history and these lovely homes, you may be interested in buying your very own Victorian house.

1 Learn what makes a house a true Victorian house. Victorian houses usually have steeply pitched roofs, textured shingles, a partial front porch that usually extends along one or both sides walls and an asymmetrical design.

2 Contact a real estate agent that specializes in selling older homes, including Victorian homes. You may find there are quite a few Victorian Houses in your area.

3 Go to different websites to see listings of Victorian houses currently for sale throughout the country.

4 Be prepared to spend more money on this house than just the buying costs. Victorian houses usually require a great deal of upkeep, even if it's in good repair. Consider getting a Victorian house in poor repair and doing the repair work to get a deal on the price of the house.

5 Contact The Victorian Society in America for more information about the preservation of your house. You will want to be careful when doing repair and general upkeep that you're not permanently destroying history. Consider doing some research to make your Victorian house as authentic as possible (while still conforming to our comfort and sanitation levels).

Is Your House Victorian?

Victorian House

Is Your House Victorian?

Spanning the reign of Queen Victoria, the Victorian era (1837 to 1901) was a time of monumental change in many ways.

The Industrial Revolution meant that innovative techniques were being introduced, worldwide trade was opening up and the rapid economic growth then led to a big increase in building. And, with the creation of the railways and many new manufacturing processes, locally produced building materials - which were previously only used in the immediate area - soon became available all over the country.

Why Do Victorian Houses Look Like They Do?

People took a lot of pride in their properties and the more affluent classes saw their home as a big reflection of their status.

There was certainly an eclectic mix of styles throughout the Victorian era, with lots of adornment and trimmings, but it can also be said the Victorian age was very much a period of imitation and reproduction - many styles, which were previously popular, were revived.

Kimberly Crest House and Gardens

Kimberly Crest House & Gardens

Kimberly Crest House and Gardens is a French château-style Victorian mansion located in Redlands, California. The property is a registered California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Kimberly-Shirk Association is dedicated to the preservation of Kimberly Crest House & Gardens to:
• Share the aesthetic experience of the estate;

• Educate visitors about the history and significance of the events, people, objects and culture of Kimberly Crest;

 • Inspire in others the vision and leadership in education, philanthropy, community and human values exemplified by Mary Kimberly Shirk. 

The 7,000 square foot, three-story chateau sits on a six and one quarter acre estate two miles south of downtown Redlands, at 1325 Prospect Drive, and is enjoyed by more than 11,000 visitors annually.

Originally built by Mrs. Cornelia A. Hill, a widow from New York State, the home was purchased by J. Alfred Kimberly (a co-founder of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation) and Helen Cheney Kimberly in 1905. Their widowed daughter, Mary Kimberly Shirk, lived in the home from 1920 until her death in 1979.

Kimberly Krest House and Gardens

The house's unique features include a French revival parlor complete with gilt furniture and silk damask wall coverings. Terraced Italian gardens, orange groves and ponds surround this historic landmark home. The lily ponds feature radiant Koi; vivid red, pink and yellow lilies against deep green majestic lotus blossoms; and papyrus. In 1998, KSA was made an honorary member of the Inland Koi Society who maintains the lily ponds at Kimberly Crest.

In 1963 there was a community effort to raise money to purchase Prospect Park (a 39 acre botanical park east and adjacent to Kimberly Crest) for the City of Redlands. To motivate support for this project, Mrs. Shirk promised to give her home to the "people of Redlands," if the needed money was raised. The park was acquired in 1968. The following year the Kimberly-Shirk Association, a non-profit corporation was formed. In her will, Mrs. Shirk left the house to the Association for the people of Redlands.