Formal Victorian-era houses, with bay windows and bric-a-brac, populated Portland streets until pushed aside in 1900 by more casual Craftsman-style homes. Over a dozen decades, the era’s fussy and overly adorned Queen Anne Revival, Italianate and French-inspired Second Empire dwellings have been transformed to appeal to modern tastes.
Gone are heavy drapes and small dark rooms. Historic homes for sale have white-painted wainscot, cool new chandeliers and trending furnishings to look bright, fresh and inviting.
