Queen Anne Victorian

“Welcome To The Neighborhood!”

Step back in time with this beautiful Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion. Packed with delightful furniture and bursting with architectural details, this dollhouse abode is sure to make a striking conversation piece on any shelf, even as it towers over the models around it! 

The Model:

Model Main Features: 

- Three detailed floors of living space, connected Dollhouse-style with a customizable staircase and attic ladder.

- An octagonal tower, wrap-around porch, and asymmetrical facade accented with ornamental details, all characteristic of the American Queen Anne building style. 

- Open floor plan for ease of access and furniture placement.

- Accessories Galore! Find five fully customizable and furnished rooms. Each piece of antique furniture is a fun little mini build. Two stately fireplaces (one on each floor) lend a cozy atmosphere to the inside. Mix and match the furniture within the home, or feel free to add & design your own. 

- Exquisite stained glass windows can be found on every floor, with removable awnings/sunshades on the first, and a unique frame design for each floor. 

- Two minifigures (and their cat!) who have just moved in and can’t wait to begin rearranging all the furniture. We just have one question. How do they think they’re going to get a piano into the attic? 

I have always been in love with Victorian houses, and it’s a fun challenge to figure out how to create them in brick form. I previously submitted a model to BDP 1 in a similar vein, but this submission is a definite improvement on the thematic material. This model is also in the format of a Victorian dollhouse, featuring customizable rooms and furniture, an open-back, open layout structure for ease of access, and removable staircase. The little furniture was so much fun trying to design! 

One of the unique challenges for this building was the part count. When I completed the first draft of the model, it was standing at 4,251 pieces. This had to be painfully whittled down, finding inefficient pieces and fixing strange configurations, until it became the 3,989 piece model presented here. As a result though I had to scrap some of the additional ideas that I originally had like kitchen furniture and closed back spaces. 

Bonus points to anyone who can identify which real life mansion provided the inspiration for this design! I’ll give you two hints - 1891, and it was located in Connecticut :) 

Dimensions:

• Total Pieces: 3,990

• Length: 22.5 in (57.3 cm)
• Width: 22.6 in (57.5 cm)
• Height: 19.8 in (50.2 cm)