Folk Victorian

Folk Victorian is an architectural style employed for some homes in the United States and Europe between 1870 and 1910, though isolated examples continued to be built well into the 1930s.

[1] Folk Victorian homes are relatively plain in their construction but embellished with decorative trim.

It differentiates itself from other subsets of Victorian architecture (such as Queen Anne) by being less elaborate and having more regular floor plans.

Some of the main features of the Folk Victorian style include porches with spindlework detailing, an l-shape or a gable front plan, and details or inspiration from the Italianate or Queen Anne style.

[1] People moving to the West needed simple and quick methods for building a house,[5] and easy access to lightweight lumber helped to create a pre-cut and inexpensive way to get an iteration of the Victorian home.