<P> 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 writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies : San Francisco 's Resplendent Victorians . Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era , the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent : </P>
<P> 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 writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies : San Francisco 's Resplendent Victorians . Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era , the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent : </P>
what are the houses in san francisco called
what are the houses in san francisco called
painted ladies
painted ladies