Victorian

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“This meticulously restored Victorian delivers the ultimate Hamptons lifestyle: a luxuriously appointed main residence, a lofted studio, and resort-like grounds with a heated gunite pool.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

John Galsworthy’s tales of an affluent family in Victorian and Edwardian England offer a vivid portrait of a vanished era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The hotel, a short walk from world-renowned museums, is formed of conjoined Victorian townhouses with British and Irish flags displayed out front.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The fire on Sunday 8 March, which began in a vape shop on Union Street, destroyed a Victorian building at the junction with Gordon Street, with only the façade left standing.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As if we are something he inherited, like a Victorian pump organ, and he hasn’t figured out what to do with us.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood