Victorian

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Karen Bones spent 10 weeks working on a replica of the B-listed Victorian building, known as Union Corner.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

John Ruskin, a Victorian art critic, raged at how the division of labor broke down traditional communities and turned people into automatons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Rodgers’ elegant Victorian Craftsman measures just over 5,300 square feet—just over half the size of Aaron’s enormous 10,500-square-foot Wisconsin abode, which sits at the heart of a leafy 5-acre parcel.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The California Military Academy spent a spectacular few of its early years, circa 1906, on the water at Santa Monica, leasing out the rambling Victorian pile that had once been the Arcadia Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Most of our school's built in the last thirty years, but one part's an old grammar school from Victorian times and the Old Gym's in that.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell