John -- You lost me on the "Oscar Wilde" comment -- please explain that privately to me, some day. Yes, of course we thankfully can all come to our own...
Lisa -- Yes, I am certain we all occasionally become too passionate -- and certainly when it comes to Victorian architecture (and/or any 'facsimiles')! I never...
Fellow Vicarr Members -- Today, I went on a tour of what must one of Ohio's most superlative Queen Anne houses, the Gates-Handyside House, in Bedford, Ohio,...
Craig, Thanks for the pics. Spectacular house. I especially love the spool type spindle work on the upper parts of the porches. I'm sure the woodwork inside...
Craig, Thanks for your reply. I so enjoy the camaraderie we all have in this group. Regards, Lisa Rock ... From: Craig Bobby To: vicarr@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Craig,  Thanks for posting the great pics of this beautiful house. I like the combination "widows walk and turret". The inside must be amazing. Regards, ...
I located a chair that matched my Renaissance revival settee and it has the finial holes on top, filled in Anyone know where I could find small 1 inch...
I would try an arts and crafts store, you can probabaly find something. It will be pine but its not hard to stain them to get a close match. If your piece has...
Paul -- I really, really wanted to take photos of interior woodwork, but I felt very uncertain about the 'propriety' of it, so I only went only so far as take...
Fellow Vicarr Members -- I have a few more images of the fantastic Queen Anne house in Bedford, Ohio, but I also took a photo each of the 'next best' Bedford...
Hi to the Group, I have continued to enjoy all the pictures of wonderful Victorian homes you have all added and still like to at least dream about living in...
Hello Ellen, You might look at Van Dyke's Restoration Supplies(vandykes.com) and TimeSavers clock parts(timesavers.com). Van Dyke sells many types of wood...
Hi Sylvia, Â The Buffalo, NY house is impressive, but even so the selling price seems very steep especially in the current real estate market and Buffalo is...
Craig, Thanks for the thorough description and again for the photos. Paul ... From: Craig Bobby To: vicarr@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008...
Hi All, Â Occasionally, I receive unsolicited emails from individuals involved locally in historic preservation efforts. This one came from "Mark Twain" in...
Fellow Vicarr members -- Attached to this message is an image of an Italianate house in Wellington, Ohio. I almost chose this image 'at random' from photos...
I was spending some free time browsing Flickr.com for some interesting victorian architecture today and I stumbled upon a photo album posted by Rinabobina....
Wow! That is a fantastic pictorial tour!  There is so much to look at, I have saved it to go through again. I notice that every fireplace has a radiator...
Ive added a couple pics to my album if anyone wants to see the green and cream paint job on our 100 year old (this year) home. Also added pics of the side...
Doesnt Elmore have an old octagon house? Seems I remember it from the Octagon Fad book. Ellen ... involved locally in historic preservation efforts. This one...
Ellen, Â the only Octagon house in the Elmira region that I could find is the 1859Â Black Sheep Inn in Hammondsport, NY http://www.stayblacksheepinn.com/Â ...
Excellent paint job and a first class gable ornament. It's always a visual treat to see a newly painted Victorian in classic colors. Thanks for sharing! John...
Hi Matt, Â Thanks for directing us to an excellent album showing the details of Ravenswood. Thanks as well for mentioning Dave Taylor's image of it and his...
This is so sad it just about wants to make me cry.....  It reminds me of Miss Haversham from "Great Expectations".  From what was written I assume the...
Hi Larry, Â The case of Ravenswood is not unique. And just because a home remains in the hands of the original family does not mean it is always well cared...
Thanks John. Ellen ... visual treat to see a newly painted Victorian in classic colors. Thanks for sharing! ... green ... added ... he ... including ... till...
It looks beautiful, Ellen!! Well done, and thanks for sharing your photos with us! I do love the colors that you chose. You and your hubby are both lucky...
Thanks Suzie Bernie would do it all and may from now on after the hassle we had with this stupid local painter. He did 2 sides before we upped and fired him....
I love the picture - thanks for sharing it with us. And yes, it would have been a terrible loss if the house would have been demolished rather then moved. It...
