Victorian Architecture
This is the name given to the time of when Queen Victoria ruled Britain. (1840-1904) Many Victorian style buildings were houses. There is a large populations of these houses in San Francisco.
Victorian style houses can be recognized by their many complex shapes, multicolored walls, lots of textures, and really steep roofs. Also, the architects liked to add lots of doodads and decorations to make the outside look cool.
Some other characteristics of Victorian houses are bay windows, stairs to the front door, and cone shaped towers. If you have ever been to San Francisco, you know that many of these houses were built side to side on steep streets. They can do this because most Victorian houses are very narrow and tall, usually two or three stories.
