Elaborate woodwork on Mayville, Wisconsin, Victorian. It’s Interesting how the first owners/builders valued such ornamentation on otherwise ordinary houses. Maybe not to modern tastes; but give them credit for their aspirations. Photo taken January 2018. Print made February 2020, 8” x 10”.
A house, on a Victorian city street,
On the balcony, gingerbread-corbels beneath your feet.
Whimsical siding that looks like lace -
Clothing the house in Queen Anne’s grace.
I suspect that the ornamentation is much appreciated today as an alternative to the bland uniformity in architecture of many our houses and buildings with little creativity and character.
I like the alternation of two rows of "sawteeth" and two rows of scallops. I suspect they are trimmed boards, not shingles, so easier to install (but not cut!)
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