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Adding Victorian Decoration – Good or Bad?

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Victorian decoration - gingerbread ornamentation and fretwork are features that make people stop and admire a house. It is these features that give a house that extra charm and character. The more ornamentation the better sometimes making the Victorian building look like it was on steroids. Victorian decoration. Victorian decoration is admired so that today [...]

Can Hope REALLY Rise from the Ashes in Ocean Grove?

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Beautiful Historic Ocean Grove NJ, is a seaside resort town boasting street after street of beautiful, highly ornate Victorian buildings. This is the town that gives gingerbread ornamentation its name. Sadly on March 13, 2010 a devastating 4-alarm fire struck Ocean Grove NJ. The fire burned through nine structures, six were destroyed including the Manchester [...]

Circa Magazine Interviews Old House Guy

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Circa Magazine is an online magazine featuring lots of great information and stories for the old house owner and lover. Elizabeth Finkelstein is the founder and published an interview about the restoration of my 1910 home. Check it out here: A Victorian Time Capsule in Freehold New Jersey  and don’t forget to check out the […]