The Victorian period of the 19th century was a time of steamboats, the frontier world, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution--a time when America transformed from a struggling republic to a established nation and the American middle class emerged. Victorian homes reflect this excitement and change with their vivid colors, patterned wallpaper, and decorative clutter.
Resources Brightman House
This house is also called the Victorian House.
Brightman House
PO Box 126 (mailing address)
484 Wooster Rd. (street address)
Millersburg, OH 44654
USA
Phone: 330-674-0022
Email:
hchs@valkyrie.net
URL:
www.victorianhouse.org
Emlen Physick House
The house contains Cape May's extensive museum of Victorian furniture, clothing, toys, tools and artifacts.
Emlen Physick Estate
c/o Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts
1048 Washington St.
Cape May, NJ 08204
USA
Phone: 609-884-5404
Toll Free Phone: 800-275-4278
URL:
www.covesoft.com/Capemay/physick.html
McHenry Mansion
McHenry Mansion
906 15th St.
Modesto, CA 95354
USA
Phone: 209-652-6060
Email:
mansion@thevision.net
URL:
www.mchenrymuseum.org
Manship House Museum
The Manship House, built in 1857 by Civil War mayor Charles Henry Manship, is a rare example of southern Gothic Revival architecture, and exhibits his own masterful graining and marbling techniques.
Manship House Museum
420 E. Fortification St.
Jackson, MS 39202
USA
Phone: 601-961-4724
Fax: 601-354-6043
Email:
manship@mdah.state.ms.us
URL:
www.mdah.state.ms.us/museum/manship.html
Hillforest
This Victorian-style house is a national historic landmark.
Hillforest
PO Box 127 (mailing address)
213 Fifth St. (street address)
Aurora, IN 47001
USA
Phone: 812-926-0087
Fax: 812-926-1075
Email:
hillforest@seidata.com
URL:
www.dearborncounty.org/history/hillfor.html
Terrace Hill
It's the official home of Iowa's governors.
Terrace Hill
2300 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
USA
Phone: 515-281-3604
Fax: 515-281-7267
URL:
www.terracehill.org
The Governor Henry Lippitt House
It is the finest 19th-century house open to the public in Providence and was termed by the New York Times to be "one of the most complete, authentic and intact Victorian houses in the country."
The Governor Henry Lippitt House
50 South Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
USA
Phone: 401-453-0688
