#victorian mansion
Obsidian Lighting
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Part of ‘Modern Victorian Gothic’ Collection. Check out all 'Obsidian’ Matching sets:
♦ Bedroom| Library| Lamps/Chandeliers/Candelabrum ♦
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My annual spooky illustration is also a seamless pattern design. This fictional haunted village features seven historic Maine buildings in the spirit of Halloween, with lots of spooky details. The buildings include:
- The Victoria Mansion, Portland (1860 If you’ve lived in Portland, you know this building well, but did you know it has one of The United States’ first examples of Islamic architecture, with its ornate Turkish smoking room? You can visit at Christmas time to see the insides elaborately decorated.)
- Stephen and Tabitha King’s home, Bangor (1858 Purchased by the Kings in ‘80, it’s no longer the couple’s permanent residence, but will become an archive of the works of one of Maine’s greatest people, as well as a writing retreat.)
- William M. Nash house, Cherryfield (1888 An elaborate Second Empire home built by William A. Allen, on a hill overlooking the Narraguagus River. Rumored to be a top contender in the role of the house, for the 1991 Addams Family movie.)
- George Lord Little house, Kennebunk (1875 Just a really beautiful house IMO. One of a kind, and a great example of Victorian architecture in Maine.)
- Charles A. Jordan house, Auburn (1880 Residence of a prominent local builder, constructed to show off his skills. Partially destroyed by arson in 2018, and is on the list of Maine’s Most Endangered Historic Places.)
- Former First Congregational Church, Wells (1862 Thought to have been built on the site of Wells’ first colonial meeting house, which was built in 1664, and decades later burned in a Native American raid.)
- District No. 5 Schoolhouse, Alfred. (1862 A currently well preserved example of an historic one room schoolhouse. Used as a school until 1921.)
Blue and orange were the most popular color choices, followed closely by the green, pink and red. So these top 5 will be available on fabrics in a couple weeks. For now, you can find them as prints, on throw pillows, tote bags, yoga mats, and more, in my Society6andRedbubbleshops.
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Grand entrance hall of the Galloway House. View from the front doors looking into the conservatory. The light hanging from the ceiling is a combination electric chandelier and gasolier, using gas lights when the electricity was unreliable.
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Coffin corners are commonly believed to be one of the many weird myths about the Victorian age, but the stories of life in the historic Galloway House offer evidence to the contrary.
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La “Villa Cyrano” - 19ème siècle - à la faveur de la pleine lune, hier soir, à Biarritz.
The “Villa Cyrano” - 19th century - while the full moon yesterday night, Biarritz, France.
© Emporio Efikz 2017
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