Houses with towers

Get to know the "grand old ladies" of architecture—Victorian houses. These richly designed structures are beautiful, with colorful details and trim.

Inspired by the fire towers of the Blue Ridge Mountain range, this exceptional log-and-timber home was everything its owner/designer sought.

Smethport, Pennsylvania.

Updated: Look what else we found in Herndon, VA! Yesterday, I wrote a blog, asking who'd sent me a photo of a purported Sears House. Weeks (or months)

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John Calvin Owens House, Laurens, SC 1896 Victorian gingerbread, tower; lattice work; porches. National Register Historic Places

This converted old water tower takes quirky homes to a whole new level

See inside a custom-designed house on the edge of a ravine

The Judson O. Ball house located at 500 W. Monroe Street. This is a classic example of design # 33 from the pattern book Cottage Souvenir #2, originally published in 1891. George F. Barber architect.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada