Victorian Architecture

Definition: Victorian Architecture

Victorian Architecture

Noun

1. A style of architecture used in England during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation.

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Front east elevation. Measured drawing by Thomas B. Schubert, 1969. (Reproduction Number: HABS, RI-308, sheet 4 of 8; negative number LC-USZA1-390) In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, became famous as a summer resort for wealthy Americans, many of whom built Newport "cottages" in the latest architectural styles. The Isaac Bell House is an important early example of the Shingle Style, a style of Victorian architecture popular in the late nineteenth century and named after the decorative shingles used on the exterior. The designers of the Bell House, the architects McKim, Mead, & White, designed several important buildings in Newport and elsewhere, including Madison Square Garden and the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City.Credit: Library of Congress.

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