Victorian Scrollwork, Brickerbrack, Gingerbread, Gentlemanly Arts? Our current home is a 124-year-old Victorian in Cincinnati. We are so lucky that in all that time it wasn't ruined with modern ideas. One task I recently took on was refurbishing some of the decorative touches to the parlor room. Delicate, tedious, yes, yes. But so rewarding to see these things in place. Now on to the front porch which you might see here in a couple of years.