Building materials favored in the Victorian era, such as dark wood, also help conjure a macabre atmosphere. “The rooms felt really heavy and dark and kind of foreboding,” Kelsey says.

A two-story Victorian-era home long cited by preservationists as vulnerable to squatters and poor maintenance was destroyed by fire late Tuesday night in West San Jose.

Victorian-era trick that keeps homes warm without turning on heating Households across the UK are looking for ways to keep their homes warm without turning on the heating. Comments.

Plans to transform a locally listed Victorian house into a 28-room ‘co-living space’ in Newham have been refused. The plans, from Dilawar Properties Ltd, were criticised by planning officers ...

Middle-class women of the Victorian era did leave their homes - and not just to socialise but to visit the homes of the poor. These women used their position of privilege to export expertise in ...

Walking into these late 1880s homes, guests are transported to the Victorian era when customs of death, mourning, and memorialization played a pivotal role in everyday life.