Gingerbread trim around the top of a porch on a home built more than a century ago
Gingerbread (also known as bargeboard) is decorative trim found in places such as porches, dormers and gables on late 19th century Victorian architecture.
Gingerbread on gable over two windows
Gingerbread is easily found on homes in most small towns in southern and central Ontario.
Gingerbread on dormer over a door onto second-storey porch
I am linking to Jenny Matlock at Alphabe-Thursday HERE
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We have a 1950's version of gingerbread trim on our house. It isn't as beautiful as the examples you showed.
A very cute idea for the G day!! I love those Victorian details.
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Pretty details.
Thanks for explaining gingerbread. Will look more closely the next time I go into Toronto and surrounding areas!
Don't you just love those little architectural details that were so popular back then? Now houses are more "cookie cutter" as I call them. Too bad.
I love the intricasies of some of the gingerbread houses. Imagine the patience the craftsmen had to have to cut those designs out.
I didn't know it had such a lovely name! It reminds me of the houses on the Baltic sea!
I particularly like the 2nd pic but they are all great gingerbread examples.
This house, it looks wonderful!
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Oh, how pretty - the trim really makes the houses look out of the ordinary.
Our little town in New Hampshire had lots of examples of very plain Colonial-era architecture, but our friends had a small house with gingerbread on the gable ends. I believe they said it was called "carpenter gothic." It was very charming and unusual for that town. I always thought it such a sweet house.
Thank you for these lovely photos and for the ones below of your garden in November.
Especially love the first example~ what gorgeous detail!
I find it amazing what builders and craftsmen did all those years ago
fascinating gingerbread house Lol!
Gingerbread.. I think it's first time my eyes get to see that.. Lovely! I truly like the wall bricks on the house #2 as well! :)
Whew, I'm glad you didn't have pictures of gingerbread cake, it's just too close to dinnertime for that...
lovely photos..
I really like the detail on the house. I like the red brick/white trim contrast.
Oh! I do love Victorian Gingerbread architecture! The examples you shared are great photos. Lots of homes in Historic Texas Cities have Gingerbread and Victorian Styles. A Grrr88tt Letter G Post.
Great gingerbread architecture! And great post too!
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Gingerbread dresses up any home. I love the look of it.
Lots of beautiful trim. I love looking at old victorian homes. Kind of wish I lived in one.
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What a neat take on the letter G. We have one home here in town with gingerbread trim, and it the dearest OLD home in town. Everytime I drive past it I think I would love to live there.
i love gingerbread ... so detailed and pretty!
You know, I don't think I ever knew it was referred to as gingerbread trim. Learn something new each day! Great photos :)
And here I thought it was just for eating! Nice photos.
These are great examples of gingerbread on these wonderful homes.
That's so interesting. Looks like lace. We have a few Victorians buildings in Pacific Grove with that sort of detail. My how times have changed!
Beautiful gingerbread work on each!
I love this decoration ! It looks so cosy and nice !
Gorgeous, Glam and Glorious!!!
I never knew that it was called gingerbread trim... or bargeboard. But it does add charm to these Victorian homes.
I love that. Never knew it was called that, though. Now I want to bake a gingerbread house.
Wonderful photos.
I do love gingerbread...both eating it AND the trim!
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PS. It is also my favorite candle scent.
Oh, I love gingerbread trim on a house.
It is so fanciful and happy and just makes me smile.
And your lovely post for Alphabe-Thursday did just that. I can imagine those houses through the years enchanting everyone who sees that beautiful architecture.
Thank you for linking. This was a GGGGGGreat post!
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I have always dreamed of living in a Victorian home with gingerbread! Beautiful examples! Thanks!
I don't get to see anything like that where I live...thanks for sharing
We have loads of these hidden in the nooks and crannies of our little city. These photos are terrific. Great idea for G.
There's no place like southeastern Ontario for great gingerbread viewing!
When I saw the link to gingerbread, I was expecting recipes. This was cool! I had no idea the bargeboard was also known as gingerbread or that it was comonly decorative. This is a style of architecture we don't really see much in England.
Fascinating post. Thank you :)
I love seeing all the different gingerbread trim....
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