delavan real estate historic victorian home Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates

<body> <p>Sorry, We used Frames<br> <a href="default.htm">Click here for our flash site.</a></p> <p><a href="default.htm"><font face="Arial Narrow" size="2">Delavan real estate historic Victorian home Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates Near Lake Geneva WI</font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.buythisvictorian.com"><img border="0" src="images/listing_photos/photo3.jpg" alt="Queen Anne Eastlake Victorian in Delavan Wisconsin" width="598" height="400"></a></p> <p><span class="mw-headline"><font face="Arial">The Allyn Mansion is an exceptional example of </font></span><font face="Arial"><span class="mw-headline">a </span>Queen Anne </font><span class="mw-headline"><font face="Arial">Eastlake Victorian style and was built in 1885. </font></span><font face="Arial">The <b>Eastlake Style</b> is named for Charles Eastlake (1836-1906), an Englishman, was highly influential in American design. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">The Eastlake style's importance is delineated by the use of geometric shapes made possible by modern machine techniques of the era. By making these intricate shapes with machines, it was possible to duplicate the exact complex patterns repeatedly. It's important to realize, however, that Eastlake always emphasized "simple, elegant motifs" rather than the florid decorative excesses of high Victorian style, and the majority of the items labeled "Eastlake" appalled him, as he frequently wrote during his lifetime. </font></p> </body>