Benedict added a mansard roof and other Victorian touches to what had been a simple frame house.

Around that time the interior was further reworked with more Victorian touches added, as well as the exterior changes like the French doors.

The studio is more geometic and more representative of the Prairie School style than the home, which has several Victorian touches.

The building is a registered landmark dating from 1905, and the 36 fully restored rooms and suites are decorated with a light Victorian touch.

The Victorian touches include turrets, multilevel roofs, irregular shapes throughout and even fish-scale siding.

Unlike the rest of the house, where he had pursued the Victorian touch, here he had gone for clean, uncluttered lines.

It was further enhanced with elegant Victorian decorative touches.

The Joneses expanded the garden, adding the pergola, a common Victorian touch.

An offstage chorus sings Christmas carols - to rather unseasonal music - as a final Victorian touch.

They are characterized by Late Victorian touches such as large verandas, cross-gabling and eclectic use of decorative elements.