Take the multi-toned Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, New York, for example. Built in 1872 for a tea merchant who wanted the building to resemble a teapot, it is the only house in the world with an octagonal-domed roof, according to Elizabeth Pomada, co-author of five books on Victorian homes called Painted Ladies. “It was meant to amuse,” says Pomada. “It was meant to be a vacation home, there are whimsical touches all over.” Now owned by an architect and preservationist, the home has been fully restored to its original appearance, including painstaking matches of the original color scheme, which included 10 colors in 27 shades.
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