1892 Queen Victorian Home
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 24, 2021 10:02am CST
One of my favorite things about the area I live in is all the older homes that are secreted away among newer models. There's a Victorian house close to my friend's home that I always say "I want to tour that place!"
Our downtown area has a few such homes that have been converted into businesses. The tea room that I used to (it's been closed down pending a new location) visit was a home built in the early 1900s.
I turn to youtube since knocking on doors and asking for tours would be frowned upon (but possibly expected).
Here's a home I really love in Arkansas.
What style home is your favorite? Cottage? Victorian? Ranch? Cape Cod? Cabin? Let me know!
You will not believe the original details, the beautiful craftsmanship, the amazing landscaping AND the incredible price of this 1892 Queen Ann Victorian. Go...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Feb 21
Absolutely. I hope they'll stick around for many years to come too. They're more pleasing to look at than the construction of today.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum They don't even compare to what is being built these days.
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@DaddyEvil (174454)
• United States
24 Feb 21
That place is huge and would cost a fortune to heat and keep cool. I can't even imagine what kind of job/wages you'd have to pull down to keep that place looking nice and livable.
Our last house was 1,400 sq ft but was well insulated, so wasn't too expensive to keep warm in the winter but was kind of pricey to cool in the summer. (We put a window air conditioner into my bedroom since I needed it cooler than Pretty did (or wanted) so it wasn't too expensive. We also had a window air conditioner in the living room and I turned that on if we had company. Pretty would complain if I left it running when the guests left, though.)
This house is only 750 sq ft so costs much less to keep warm and cool. It has central hear/air. (I do have to keep it a little too warm for me in the winter, though. Pretty runs a heater in her room summer and winter so she's comfortable.)2 people like this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Feb 21
I wonder about the incomes of people who live in these houses too. I'd love to live in one, but I doubt I'll ever make enough to keep up with the costs. Might be a good "retirement" home with friends though.
We are... I want to say somewhere greater than 1,000 square feet here. It's a five bedroom, but only four are original to the floor plan. I don't currently pay any of the bills (joys of having a mutual beneficial living arrangement with family) but we do keep a calendar book each year of all the expenses so we can keep track of the fluctuations.
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@DaddyEvil (174454)
• United States
24 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Hmmm... when we get our bills for the month they always show what I paid last year for the same amount of time so I can keep track of our expenditures. It was interesting to see the differences between the other house and this one.
We felt (and still sometimes feel) cramped when we moved here but are getting more used to it now. (I wish the kitchen wasn't quite so big and the living room was larger. *sigh*)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Ours show that too, but it's nice to keep it in a calendar so we can see month to month. This house was built in the 70's and has an addition built in the 90's. We have the living room that flows into the dining room area (no partition) and it's actually quite a nice size space. It's the bedrooms that suffer a little space wise.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Feb 21
THat is really beautiful. I love the trimming on older houses too.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Feb 21
They are quite large houses, but a lot of the rooms are tiny too, so I guess it evens out.
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@LindaOHio (222329)
• United States
24 Feb 21
I like to live in a ranch (which we have); but I enjoy looking at the many-layered Victorian houses...the more ornate the better; and I love the round rooms such as the one in the video. I also like log homes.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
24 Feb 21
@LindaOHio , I sure would not want to dust all the little things scattered all over the rooms
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@LindaOHio (222329)
• United States
24 Feb 21
@marlina I love to look at them but not live in them.
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