From gilded ceilings to decked out wallpaper, these are the most fanciful Victorians around.
Our victorians hold intricate, hand-created details that are so ornate, they're irreplicable today. Travelers come far and wide to see these houses seated in rows, each a different color with onliest flair. These homes hold history and endless character; and now, some of the most ornate of the bunch, can be yours. Here are choice options of the most extravagant abodes on the market that we discovered on historic house website Circa.
Iconic Victorian Row House, San Francisco
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Year Built: 1900
Address: 1315 Waller Street (Upper Haight)
Asking Price: $2,985,000
This iconic Queen Anne Victorian is one of the Four Seasons houses of Victorian Row. This one is winter. The intricate scrollwork, gold and silver accents, marble staircase, and carved snowflake centerpiece on the second floor all elements of a stunningly beautiful abode.
▲Iconic Victorian Row House, San Francisco (Interior)
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The interior design is perhaps even more intricate and ornate. In addition to dramatic public rooms, this home has three living levels, four bedrooms, and three plus baths.
▲Henry Geilfuss House, San Francisco
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Year Built: 1855
Address: 294 Page Street (Lower Haight)
Asking Price: $5,795,000
This Stick-Eastlake style Victorian was designed and built by Henry Geilfuss. It has its own ballroom, eat-in chef's kitchen, period details throughout, walkout garden deck, and a large finished attic.
▲Henry Geilfuss House, San Francisco (Continued)
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A grand entry foyer opens into a gloriously decorated living room with opulent details including the carved wood fireplace, crystal chandelier, and flowery molding. There is also an adjoining formal dining room with fireplace, eat-in chef's kitchen and family room with walkout garden deck.
▲Kruger C.B. White House
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Year Built: 1873
Address: 10292 Donner Pass Road (Truckee)
Asking Price: $1,450,000
If you'd like a house that looks like it belongs in a Thomas Kincade painting, this Italiante-Victorian Gothic Style home is for you. It has been updated, but retains a lot of its antique charm, such as its pine-paneled carriage house.
▲Kruger C.B. White House (Interior)
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As part of the home's rehab, elaborate new wallpaper befitting a Victorian house was hung throughout. The original hardwood floors were also restored, and new marble flooring installed to add a luxe touch.
▲Folk Victorian with Gazebo, Winters
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Year Built: 1910
Address: 20 East Main Street (Winters)
Asking Price: $450,000
Honestly, this house has a gazebo attached to it. This 1910 stunner also has several porches, beautiful molding, and a pool.
▲Darling Victorian Estate, Salinas
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Year Built: 1891
Address: 100 River Road (Salinas)
Asking Price: $2,495,000
Victorians can feel a bit narrow and stuffy at times, but this Salinas gem is spacious enough, and then some. Boasting 10 bedrooms and bathrooms, a wine cellar, a penthouse, a separate spa building, and a Victorian playhouse, you will have plenty of space. If all that seems tiresome to tread, fear not, for there is also an elevator.
▲Waterfront Queen Anne Victorian, Walnut Grove
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Year Built: 1870
Address: 13545 Grand Island Road (Walnut Grove)
Asking Price: $989,000
Bathed in a soothing mint hue, this beautiful Queen Anne Victorian is a historic Delta mansion overlooking the water. In addition to the home, you have two acres of land, where you can stroll among the pear trees, and walk along your private dock.
▲Napa Victorian, Napa
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Year Built: 1880
Address: 555 Randolph Street (Napa)
Asking Price: $1,395,900
This Stick-Eastlake Victorian has the intricate detail work that one looks for in a house built in 1880; including an octagonal, rose stained-glass window, carved moldings and ceiling medallions, and all the nooks and cubby holes one comes to expect from these well-thought out homes.
▲Historic Grass Valley Home
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Year Built: 1895
Address: 135 Winchester (Grass Valley)
Asking Price: $995,000
This house in the historical Grass Valley is a fully remodeled school house. It's a perfect choice for those who love outside-the-box homes. Douglas Fir floors, a children's playground, gazebo, game room, and other great details just add to the charm. The best part is that this antique abode is also disabled-accessible.
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