victorian house

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  The east view of the home shows the ornate side porches as well as the back apartment which is a separate dwelling.
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  Romana Street at Jordan Financial Services is the scene for the first shoot of the day. The actors struggle to move a heavy sofa on the front porch of the cottage.
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  The crew and ad agency representatives watch the actors during one of the first takes of the day.
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  Bagdad is a small town about 20 miles east of Pensacola. It was a major center for the lumber industry at the turn-of-the-century.
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  The home is located on about ten acres surrounded by a white picket fence.
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  The bright green foilage of the live oak is typical during early spring.
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  Many of the trees in Bagdad are draped with Spanish moss.
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  A canopy of live oaks covers most of the block.
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  A picket fence frames the eastern property border.
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  The home and surrounding acreage borders on Pond Creek to the north.
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  The house is located in the historic district.
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  The shop facade faces south on the corner of Gadsden Street and Ninth Avenue. This is one of a row of large Victorian structures which are utilized as shops and offices. Diagonal parking is located in front of the building.
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  A magnificent canopy of oak trees shelters the shop.
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  The building was formerly used as the Coast Guard Station.
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  The cottage features period pieces such as the antique bed shown above.
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  This Victorian home has classical elements such as the pediment facade.
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  A combination of elements, such as the small pediment forms over the windows and front door echo the large pediment over the front porch.
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  The house sits on several acres of land.
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  Gingerbread and classical elements combine to make the steamboat house an interesting folk Victorian home.
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  The home is located on a one acre lot on the corner of Pine and Pike Street. It was built in 1870 by Republican sherrif John Butler. Elements of the house were added in the early 20th century.
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  The porch wraps around two sides on the first floor. It is finished with a stucco facing. The double rooms and the porch in this east view were added between 1910 and 1920.
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  The house is an example of gothic revival architecture which its central tower, unique silhouette and decorative elements.
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  This unusual Victorian home was said to have been shipped upriver in several pieces.
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  The home is located on the corner of Pine and Escambia Street.
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  The luxuriant palm trees are not native to the area.
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  The house is located on the corner of Reus and DeSoto Street across from Alabama Square in the North Hill Preservation District.
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  The park can be seen on the left of the photograph.
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  The home faces Alabama Square on the southeast corner.
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  The front porch is flanked by guardian lions.
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  The detail shows the pocket door hidden in the archway.
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  Full length window open onto the front porch. The facade of the house faces south.
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  The bay window is on the west wall of the house in the front parlor. The pocket door pictured above is on the right of this frame.
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  The view of the palm tree can be seen through the central panel of the bay window in the front west parlor.
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  Floor length windows open onto the front porch in the west front parlor.
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  There is a front porch set back on the east side of the facade. This is a view from the central hall.
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  The east parlor has several floor length windows which open onto the front porch.
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  This living room/parlor adjoins the east front parlor.
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  The kitchen area is at the rear of the first floor.
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  There is a back porch alongside of the kitchen.
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  This is a view of the rear of the staircase.
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  The staircase is situated in the rear of the central hall.
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  There is a second floor porch.
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  This is the front room on the east side of the second floor.
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  The stained glass window is original to the house. The window shown is in the front stairwell. A second, duplicate window is below in the stairwell closet ont he first floor.
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  The claw foot tub in this downstairs bathroom is original to the house. It is the one where Wallis Warfield Spencer, (later Simpson) was tied to on three occasions by her drunken husband, LT Spencer.
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  The central focus of the park is the circular seating area near the gazebo.
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  Queen Anne house are characterized by towers or turrets.
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  The Turner Shop is located on Baylen Street in the North Hill Preservation District, adjacent to downtown Pensacola.
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  The shop is located on the west side of Baylen Street.
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  The Victorian home dates from the 1870's and is a significant contributing structure with lavish detailing. The lots in North Hill are large compared to those in the Seville Historic District.
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  The home is an interior design shop.
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  The Victorian house sits adjacent to large commercial locations.
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  In this view, the Dorr house can be seen across the picket fence of Old Christ Church.
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  The cottage was moved to the village site as a demonstration of a typical dwelling of the period.
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  The back of the cottage faces the LaValle House.
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  This is a north view of the cottage.
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  The Lear House was built in 1888. It is located on the north side of Zaragoza Street in the Pensacola Historic Village which is a complex of museums and historic houses in downtown Pensacola. For further information refer to the website at www.historic penscola.org The program is administrated by the State of Florida.
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  The Lear House is a museum in the Historic Village. The interior is furnished in the style of the 1920's.
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  A view from the west side of the first floor front porch. Zaragoza Street can be seen on the right and the interior yard of the home is on the left. The Lavalle Cottage Museum is in the far left corner of the site. There is a common kitchen garden and courtyard between the buildings.
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  From the front porch facing south, the Weaver's Cottage can be seen to the right. The entrance of the parking lot that services the complex is left of the Weaver's Cottage. Twenty-five vehicles can be parking alongside and behind the cottage.
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  West side view of the Lear House. The Lavalle Cottage is on the left of the frame. The Zaragoza Street trolley can be seen on the far right
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  A west view of the Lear House. Church Street is located to the north. The historic property encompasses the entire block. In the foreground one of the kitchen gardens and an outside oven can be seen. The Lavalle House is located on the right edge of the photograph.
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  The gardens around the house are tended by the Escambia County Master Gardeners. A bed of caladiums wrap around the west side of the house.
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  Colonial re-enactors give tours of the house during the yearly open house at the village.
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  Old fashioned hydrangias add a nostalgic note to the gardening layout on the east sie of the home.
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  The old Episcopal Parish schoolhouse on Church Street can be seen from the northwest corner of the house.
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  The Marker was placed by Don Tristan de Luna Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists, and Historic Pensacola Preservation Board, 1992. The text of the marker reads as follows: The Lear-Rocheblave House was built on the site of the British Government House of the 1770’s. Built by John and Kate Lear, the house was purchased in 1897 by Benito Rocheblave, a local tug boat captain. The Rocheblave family has long been part of West Florida’s historical tradition, having settled in Colonial Spanish Florida around 1817.
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  The viewer is facing the front doors of the cottage on the porch. A reflection of the Lear House can be seen in the window of the door on the left.
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  The viewer faces west from the vantage point of the porch. The Julee cottage is center frame and the side garden of the Lear House is on the right.
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  The cottage dates from 1880. It is used as a Historic Village museum displaying tools and implements of the weaver's trade.
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  The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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  The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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  The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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  The second floor porch of the Tivoli House forms an arcade over the sidewalk on Zaragoza Street.
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  A walkway between the Tivoli House on the left and the Weavers Cottage on the right leads to Zaragoza Street.
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  An apron porch with an overhang helps keep the house cool during the hot Gulf Coast summers.
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  Ceilings of the front porch were traditionally painted blue. In the South Carolina Low Country, there's a name for the blue of porch ceiling: haint blue. Alphonso Brown, a guide with Gullah Tours in Charleston, S.C., explains that a haint is a spirit or a ghost, and in Charleston, many people also paint the trim on their houses blue to ward off evil spirits.
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  The cottage is located on the east side of Florida Blanca Street.
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  The building was renovated in 1996 and is now used as a residence.
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  The buildings was constructed in 1895 by the St. Michael Creole Benevolent Association.
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  The elaborate color scheme is unusual in the historic district where most of the homes were painted white with green trim and gray.
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  The cottage is located on Zaragoza Street. It is an exceptional renovation of a home that was originally built in 1895.
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  In this dramatic "before" picture, the state of the historic district before the preservation movement began is clearly demonstrated. This is a facade view which shows another house attached to the front right side. A small portion of the front porch can be seen to the left.
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  This Victorian home which dates from 1870's is unique in lavish decorative elements.
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  The home is located on Zaragoza Street. It faces north. The streetscape shows a variety of Victorian cottages dating from the 1870's.
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  This eastern view of the home shows the brick sidewalks in the Historic District. The infrastructure includes underground utilities and decorative lanterns.
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  The porch of the home and the neighboring houses reflect a series of outdoor living rooms which function as a public space. This view shows the northeast corner of Florida Blanca and Zaragoza Street.
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  In this view to the west of the Trawick building, the neighboring structure across the street is located to the north. Jamie's Restaurant has a large parking lot on the west side.
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  A complete view of the neighborhood is seen from the front porch from Florida Blanca Street on the right to Cleland Antique Shop on the far left.
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  There is an auxillary building in the back yard which is used as a guest house. The origins of the guest cottage are unknown. It is assumed that the structure was added at the same time as the rear addition and is probably another house which was moved to the site.
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  From the vantage point of the back yard, the second floor widows walk can be seen in the upper right corner of the photograph. The back roof of the addition retains the classic pyramidal shape of the four-square Georgian style.
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  The master bath opens onto the back porch.
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  Wicker furniture compliments the back porch.
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  This is the view looking down from the upstairs balcony at the backyard.
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  The door with stained glass was installed by Thorpe, the homeowner in the 1970's. The etched glass central figure is encased by a stained glass frame.
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  The arrangement of the foyer and hall are not traditional to the four-square architectural style. Most of the hall was eliminated and a staircase added for access to the upperstairs bedroom. Behind the staircase there was room to add a large closet and bath.
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  The Renaissance Revival painting was done by Larry Grossman. The antique buffet was a gift from Nancy Trawick grandmother.
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  On the wall and throughout the house there are dozens of mirrors which acts to reflect light.
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  The painted table was commissioned by Nancy.
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  The table was painted by Larry Grossman and acquired by Nancy directly from the artist.
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  Walls are heart-pine throughout the house. Nancy stripped the walls by sanding them down to the bare wood over a three month period.
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  A view from the kitchen through to the family room shows the new additon onto the original house. The date of the addition is unknown.
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  The wash room is the utility room. The tile floor was added by Nancy.
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  Nancy installed a light behind the etched glass in the cabinet.
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  A classical frieze accents the doorway between the kitchen and family room.
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  The elaborate stained glass doors lead out onto the back porch.
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  The primitive pine table in the family room is from Nancy's family
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  This bath is located at the rear of the original central hall of the Four-Square Georgian house plan. A small pass-through hall connects the large living area to the master bedroom.
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  The bedroom was painted and decorated to reflect the history of the house as a bordello. The original walls were painted in multicolors of orange, lime green and yellow. Nancy repainted with a "red" bordello theme.
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  The fireplaces were exposed when the dry wall was removed. Nancy discovered this double-flue fireplace when she was knocking out walls to create a door between rooms. This would have been two rooms with a separate fireplace serving each. There are gas logs installed in the house fireplaces.
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  The armoire functions as a closet. Homes of this period had no closets. Nancy has added hanging space in a closet behind the central staircase.
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  The bay window of leaded glass with stained panes is very unusual. It imparts a light airy feeling to the room.
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  The 1920's armoire functions as a bathroom cabinet.
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  Toilets moved into the house when interior bathrooms became available in the 1920's and 1930's. The main sewer system in Pensacola was installed by Federal Government workers during the Depression. The first line was dug in the middle of Garden Street.
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  The small gaming table is lacquered and decorated in a Chinese motif.
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  The photograph is part of the original survey of the historic district by Historic Pensacola.
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  The Victorian home is decorated for Christmas with thousands of twinkling lights placed in the trees and shrubbery.
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  The view of the living room from the vantage point of the front door reveals the open floor plan of the house.
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  There is a table set up by the front door to facilitate check-in at the tour of homes.
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  The law office is located on Government Street across from Seville Square.
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  This is the home of proprietor, Connie Newton.
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  The cottage was built in 1860.
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  A view from the porch shows the southeast corner of Government and Alcaniz Street. The porches of the Connie Cottage and the Lind house are approximately 20 feet apart.
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  The home is decorated for Halloween.
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  This is the only example of a steamboat facade in the historic district.
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  The building was moved to the historic district in the 1970's.
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  The building is located at the corner of Government and Alcaniz Streets.
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  The home is a four-square Georgian architectural style. It is located on the north side of East Intendencia Street.
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  An east view of the facade of the church building shows the elaborate trim work.
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  The shotgun style cottage is located on Government Street. The builder of the home was Sevireno Barrios in 1860
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  Evon Marsh, proprietor is standing on the front porch of her establishment.
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  The Gothic house is located on Perdido Key Drive. Its distinctive style has made it the focus of interest as a location for commercials and movies.
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  The home is surrounded by dunes. Sea oats, lichens and cacti are ground cover.
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  The facade of the house faces the Gulf of Mexico.
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  The home is isolated in the center of acres of native plants on low dune formations.
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  This is a southern view of the gothic beach house from the vantage point of Perdido Key Drive.
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  The home is located approximately 200 feet from Perdido Key Drive.