Painted Ladies

A row of colourful Victorian houses, the famous Painted Ladies, San Francisco, USA
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Painted ladies is a term used for Victorian and... more

by Dave Bowman

Title

Painted Ladies

Artist

Dave Bowman

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

A row of colourful Victorian houses, the famous Painted Ladies, San Francisco, USA
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"Painted ladies" is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies - San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians.
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About 48,000 houses in the Victorian and Edwardian styles were built in San Francisco between 1849 and 1915 (with the change from Victorian to Edwardian occurring on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901), and many were painted in bright colours.
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One of the best-known groups of "Painted Ladies" is the row of Victorian houses at 710-720 Steiner Street, across from Alamo Square park, in San Francisco. It is sometimes known as "Postcard Row." The houses were built between 1892 and 1896 by developer Matthew Kavanaugh, who lived next door in the 1892 mansion at 722 Steiner Street. This block appears very frequently in media and mass-market photographs of the city and its tourist attractions and have appeared in an estimated 70 movies, TV programs and advertisements.
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June 12th, 2009