Victorian House Styles

No account of the houses in Marin County would be complete without acknowledging the rich architectural legacy evident in its extravagant Victorian homes.

Though California has always been known for its penchant for the new and a tendency to break from tradition, Marin County's eclectic mix of old and new is typical of the Bay area. Among the Modernist homes, Ranchers and California Bungalows are fine examples of Queen Anne, Eastlake, Gothic, Italianate, Classical Revival, Romanesque and Second Empire homes.

Some of the landmark Victorian homes and buildings in Marin County include:

• Robert Dollar Estate in San Raphael (Queen Anne style estate, 1800s)
• Robert Dollar House in San Raphael (Queen Anne style house, designed by Newsom and Newsom, 1800s)
• Bradford House in San Raphael (Stick/Eastlake style house, 1800s)
• Dolliver House in Larkspur (Stick/Eastlake style house designed by Gustave Nagel, 1800s)
• Casa Madrona Hotel in Sausalito (Italianate style hotel , 1800s)
• Dixie Schoolhouse in San Raphael (Italianate style schoolhouse, 1800s)
• Boyd House in San Raphael (Gothic style home designed by Adam Murray, 1800s)
• Griswold House in Sausalito (Gothic style house designed by Charles Willard Griswold, 1800s)
• San Raphael Improvement Club in San Raphael (Classical Revival building designed by William B Faville, early 1900s)
• Lyford's Stone Tower in Tiburon (Romanesque style tower designed by Gustav Behrnd and Benjamin Lyford)
• Benjamin and Hilarita Lyford House in Tiburon (Second Empire style residence, 1800s)