PLANS and SPECS for TYPICAL 1882 VICTORIAN HOME Poster

They're everywhere .... a grand Victorian House with a tower. Did you ever wonder what went into building one? Here is a professional PALLISER & PALLISER Architects rendering from 1882 of a typical Victorian Home with tower. Four Plans of Basement, First Floor, Second Floor, and Attic/Roof ... plus drawings of detail work for stairways, doors, cornices, waste handling, etc. The plans alone are interesting, but the SPECIFICATION text below will be of great interest to Architects, Contractors, or anyone in the building trades. Every system in the house is called out with materials and labour quality specifications to the finest details ... to size and how many nails to brass doorknobs and gold gilded tower finial. This is one interesting drawing! It's evident the materials and workmanship that went into these structures were first grade for that era, but doubt the specs would hold up to the knowledgeable builder's craft of today.