Most people envision a Victorian-era house as a towering dwelling with bay windows, pointy roofs and a porch supported by columns that rise up toward fish-scale wood siding and other architectural ...

Q: The house I grew up in had vinyl siding ... I had horizontal lap siding at the last Queen Anne Victorian-style home I built for my family, but up in the gables I used traditional cedar shakes ...

When we picture a Victorian house, Queen Anne may come to mind ... The name refers to the decorative wood strips and siding applied in different directions, emphasizing the home’s structure ...

Can you believe the beautiful porch on this Queen Anne Victorian used to be boxed with cheap siding to give the house a fifth rentable apartment? This landmark house in Chelsea had a brilliant ...

A clapboard house has wooden siding positioned horizontally ... but in this photo sports some Victorian-era gingerbread, added by the DeHarts to update the home in the 1870s to 1880s.

The minute you turn onto the street it catches your eye — the 120-year-old Victorian home ... insulation, siding and built a deck. It’s an interesting house. Everything is top of the line.