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Collection: Directories and Documents > Pamphlets

A Tour of Nevada City Victorians (PH 8-17a)(1982) (53 pages)

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A biteetinal Heview Included with this tour is a brief summary of the architectural : : Soe styles which most influenced the design of the Nevada City "Victorians", as well as sketches of some of the detail you will notice as you drive around Nevada City. Although "pattern books" were available and often provided inspiration to the carpenter, most Nevada City "Victorians" were built in an eclectic architectural style. They may closely resemble a particular style such as: Classic, Italianate, Carpenter Gothic, or Queen Anne, but will usually incorporate structural and decorative elements from several periods. It is this practice which gives the "Victorians" in the gold country their own special chara. Carpenters were always experimenting with new combinations of traditional detail and, in many cases, ornament was added by the home owner years after the completion of the original structure to modify and update the house according to the current vogue. If one is fortunate enough to find an old photograph of the house when it was built, it is not unusual to find that with the addition of a wing, or carved "gingerbread" or alteration of a roof line, it no longer bears any great resemblance to the original design.