Victorian Our definition of "Victorian" style is actually the Queen Anne style from the late Victorian period (1870-1900), named after Queen Victoria of England. During this period, Victorian architecture became one of the most popular styles in the United States. Because of industrial developments and the advent of mass production during this time, design broke away from the simple, symmetrical, box-shaped designs that had been popular. Victorian homes reflected the new ability and freedom to add elaborate detail and decoration to a home's facade. Features may include asymmetrical massing, "gingerbread" ornamentation, fishscale shingles, turrets and/or towers at the corners, oval glass in the front door, elaborate and intricately decorated porches, and varieties of patterns and sometimes quite vibrant colors.