In American architecture, painted ladies are Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings repainted, starting in the 1960s, in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians.[1] Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era, the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent.[2]
Victorian houses in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
Something on the order of 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). Many were painted in bright colors. As one newspaper critic noted in 1885, "… red, yellow, chocolate, orange, everything that is loud is in fashion … if the upper stories are not of red or blue … they are painted up into uncouth panels of yellow and brown …"[7] While many of the mansions of Nob Hill were destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, thousands of the mass-produced, modest houses survived in the western and southern neighborhoods of the city.
Painted Ladies in the Lower Haight, San Francisco, California
During World War I and World War II many of these houses were painted battleship gray with war-surplus Navy paint.[citation needed] Another sixteen thousand were demolished. Many others had the Victorian décor stripped off or covered with tarpaper, brick, stucco, or aluminum siding.
In 1963, San Francisco artist Butch Kardum began combining intense blues and greens on the exterior of his Italianate-style Victorian house. His house was criticized by some, but other neighbors began to copy his example. Kardum became a color designer, and he and other artist/colorists such as Tony Canaletich, Bob Buckter, and Jazon Wonders began to transform dozens of gray houses into Painted Ladies. By the 1970s, the colorist movement, as it was called, had changed entire streets and neighborhoods. The process continues to this day.
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. It is sometimes known as "Postcard Row"; they are also known as the Seven Sisters. 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 has appeared in an estimated 70 movies, TV programs, and ads, including in the opening credits of the television series Full House and its sequel Fuller House.[8] The house at 714 Steiner (the pink one) sold for $3.5 million in 2020 and was for sale again in 2022.[9]
^Larsen, Michael; Pomada, Elizabeth (1978). Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians. New York: E.P. Dutton. ISBN9780525482444.
^Moss, Roger W. (1994). "Nineteenth-Century Paints: A Documentary Approach". In Moss, Roger W. (ed.). Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings. John Wiley & Sons. p. 59. ISBN0471144118.
^Curtis, Nancy H. (July 25, 1993). "Color It What?". Chicago Tribune. p. 3I. ISSN 1085-6706.
^Ukraine, Karen (August 2, 1996). "The Victorian Rage". Boston Herald. p. 44. ISSN 0738-5854.
^"Wellington's historic Painted Lady sells for 'significantly' more than RV". stuff.co.nz. August 25, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^California Architects and Builders News, April 1885
^Whiting, Sam (February 19, 2010). "Largest of S.F.'s Painted Ladies up for sale". San Francisco Chronicle.
^Amanda Goh (June 16, 2022). "A tech worker bought one of San Francisco's Painted Ladies and planned to renovate it, but life got in the way. Now, she's selling it for $3.55 million — and it needs a lot of work". Yahoo News. Includes 11 photos.
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Larsen, Michael; Pomada, Elizabeth (1987). Daughters of Painted Ladies. New York: E.P. Dutton.
Larsen, Michael; Pomada, Elizabeth (1991). The Painted Ladies Guide to Victorian California. New York: E.P. Dutton.
Larsen, Michael; Pomada, Elizabeth (1992). America's Painted Ladies. New York: E.P. Dutton.
Mills, John Clarke (2008). "Restoration of an 1890s San Francisco Victorian" (Blog).
Moss, Roger W. (1981). Century of Color: Exterior Decoration for American Buildings, 1820–1920. Watkins Glen, New York. ISBN9780892570515.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Rossiter, E.K.; Wright, F.A. (January 2001). Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses. Dover. ISBN0486417743. Reprint of Comstock's Modern House Painting, 1883.
Way, Terry (2009). Victorian Homes of San Francisco. Schiffer, Pennsylvania. ISBN9780764332128.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Winkler, Gail Caskey; Moss, Roger W. (1987). Victorian Exterior Decoration: How to Paint Your Nineteenth-Century American House Historically. Henry Hold. ISBN9780805003765.
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For other uses see Painted Lady disambiguation In American architecture painted ladies are Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings repainted starting in the 1960s in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies San Francisco s Resplendent Victorians 1 Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent 2 Painted Ladies near Alamo Square San Francisco CaliforniaSince then the term has also been used to describe groups of colorfully repainted Victorian houses in other American cities such as the Charles Village neighborhood in Baltimore Lafayette Square in St Louis the greater San Francisco and New Orleans areas in general Columbia Tusculum in Cincinnati the Old West End in Toledo Ohio the neighborhoods of McKnight and Forest Park in Springfield Massachusetts and the city of Cape May New Jersey 3 4 5 They also exist internationally for example in New Zealand s capital city Wellington 6 Contents 1 San Francisco s painted ladies 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingSan Francisco s painted ladies edit nbsp Victorian houses in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco California Something on the order of 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 Many were painted in bright colors As one newspaper critic noted in 1885 red yellow chocolate orange everything that is loud is in fashion if the upper stories are not of red or blue they are painted up into uncouth panels of yellow and brown 7 While many of the mansions of Nob Hill were destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake thousands of the mass produced modest houses survived in the western and southern neighborhoods of the city nbsp Painted Ladies in the Lower Haight San Francisco CaliforniaDuring World War I and World War II many of these houses were painted battleship gray with war surplus Navy paint citation needed Another sixteen thousand were demolished Many others had the Victorian decor stripped off or covered with tarpaper brick stucco or aluminum siding In 1963 San Francisco artist Butch Kardum began combining intense blues and greens on the exterior of his Italianate style Victorian house His house was criticized by some but other neighbors began to copy his example Kardum became a color designer and he and other artist colorists such as Tony Canaletich Bob Buckter and Jazon Wonders began to transform dozens of gray houses into Painted Ladies By the 1970s the colorist movement as it was called had changed entire streets and neighborhoods The process continues to this day 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 It is sometimes known as Postcard Row they are also known as the Seven Sisters 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 has appeared in an estimated 70 movies TV programs and ads including in the opening credits of the television series Full House and its sequel Fuller House 8 The house at 714 Steiner the pink one sold for 3 5 million in 2020 and was for sale again in 2022 9 nbsp The C A Belden House a Queen Anne in the Pacific Heights section of San Francisco on Gough Street between Clay and Washington streets The house is on the National Register of Historic Places See also edit nbsp San Francisco Bay Area portalTerraced houseReferences edit Larsen Michael Pomada Elizabeth 1978 Painted Ladies San Francisco s Resplendent Victorians New York E P Dutton ISBN 9780525482444 Moss Roger W 1994 Nineteenth Century Paints A Documentary Approach In Moss Roger W ed Paint in America The Colors of Historic Buildings John Wiley amp Sons p 59 ISBN 0471144118 Courtemanche Dolores September 23 1990 Proper Painted Ladies Telegram amp Gazette p G1 ISSN 1050 4184 Curtis Nancy H July 25 1993 Color It What Chicago Tribune p 3I ISSN 1085 6706 Ukraine Karen August 2 1996 The Victorian Rage Boston Herald p 44 ISSN 0738 5854 Wellington s historic Painted Lady sells for significantly more than RV stuff co nz August 25 2016 Retrieved June 27 2022 California Architects and Builders News April 1885 Whiting Sam February 19 2010 Largest of S F s Painted Ladies up for sale San Francisco Chronicle Amanda Goh June 16 2022 A tech worker bought one of San Francisco s Painted Ladies and planned to renovate it but life got in the way Now she s selling it for 3 55 million and it needs a lot of work Yahoo News Includes 11 photos Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Painted Ladies nbsp Look up painted lady in Wiktionary the free dictionary Larsen Michael Pomada Elizabeth 1987 Daughters of Painted Ladies New York E P Dutton Larsen Michael Pomada Elizabeth 1991 The Painted Ladies Guide to Victorian California New York E P Dutton Larsen Michael Pomada Elizabeth 1992 America s Painted Ladies New York E P Dutton Mills John Clarke 2008 Restoration of an 1890s San Francisco Victorian Blog Moss Roger W 1981 Century of Color Exterior Decoration for American Buildings 1820 1920 Watkins Glen New York ISBN 9780892570515 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Rossiter E K Wright F A January 2001 Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses Dover ISBN 0486417743 Reprint of Comstock s Modern House Painting 1883 Way Terry 2009 Victorian Homes of San Francisco Schiffer Pennsylvania ISBN 9780764332128 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Winkler Gail Caskey Moss Roger W 1987 Victorian Exterior Decoration How to Paint Your Nineteenth Century American House Historically Henry Hold ISBN 9780805003765 37 46 35 N 122 25 59 W 37 77639 N 122 43306 W 37 77639 122 43306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Painted ladies amp oldid 1197836369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
