Red Bluff has an abundance of beautiful Victorian homes. In fact, one of our service clubs does a home tour as a fundraiser each year and showcases such homes. From my office window I can see a beautiful home, with its gingerbread trim and classically Victorian lines. Such homes are regularly depicted in paintings and photos here. Unfortunately, there are some formerly lovely homes that are rotting as they stand, or have been lost forever due to fire, decay or "modernization." It is tragic that such losses happen.
In Eureka, where I live for a short time and where many a happy family vacation took place, is the home of the Carson Mansion, a breathtaking marvel in Victorian design (it is the green beauty above). This Northern California wonder is used by a men's club and in unavailable for tours, so I have never seen the inside--which makes it all the more intriguing!
Many people, no doubt, have seen the Postcard Row of painted ladies in San Francisco. They are featured prominently in the opening of the 80's TV show Full House. San Francisco has an abundance of magnificent Victorians as well.
Anytime I am in a new town, I try to take in all of the home styles. It is amazing to visit the "old town" portions of various towns which have unique historic architecture.
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