But you can still find ways to renovate an old house and still retain its original character. "It's possible to either incorporate a widow's walk to pay homage to the original Victorian design ...

A historic three-story Victorian ... Historic House, the 2,521-square-foot property at 1126 Church St. is located in the East End Historic District. It has four bedrooms, a widow's walk, and ...

But the widow's walk served less romantic ... on the most-exposed part of the house and often the most difficult to maintain. Many others were dismantled as Victorian styles fell out of favor ...

The term “widow’s walk” derived from the unfortunate instances ... most laughable suppositions was that "Rodgers built his house so tall, with a cupola on top, so that he could look down ...