Model 165 - "The Victorian"

An Elegant Playhouse for Gracious Living

The Carpenter's Shop Model 165 playhouse, "The Victorian", is modeled after the elegant homes of the 1890's. The color scheme along with the exterior and interior trim provide a perfect gracious atmosphere for entertaining little friends.

The "Victorian" playhouse is available in a wide variety of options, colors, trim details, and many optional features are available to customize this playhouse to your particular needs and preferences. Appropriate landscaping with flower beds, stepping stones, and walkways, and accessories, such as an optional small picket fence, makes the "Victorian" playhouse the center of your children's private play world.

If given proper care, "Victorian" can become an heirloom that brings joy to your children now...and later on to their children and grandchildren.
The size of "The Victorian" is approximately 6' x 10', including the front porch, and the maximum height inside is almost 8'. The front porch is decked with individual planks, and the two-gable roof is covered with high-quality 20-year composition shingles. Available roofing colors include:
  • Black
  • Shasta White
  • Autumn Tan
  • Amber
  • Aspen Mist
Other shingle selections, dimensional shingles, and roofing materials are available at additional cost. Optional ridge vents for the roof are also available to increase ventilation and cooling of the playhouse in the summer.

The interior floor is covered with sheet vinyl for easy cleaning, and the standard trim package includes decorative "gingerbread" patterns and "flower boxes" for artificial flowers.

"The Victorian" playhouse includes two boxed-out windows, and small windows in the front and back walls. The boxed-out windows open to the inside, and the small windows open to the outside. All windows are safety-glazed with plastic, and latch securely when closed for protection from weather and animals. The front and back doors open outward, with adjustable spring hinges to permit the doors to close automatically. Small decorative wooden "awnings" are included above the windows in the front and back walls.
Each "Victorian" playhouse is individually hand-crafted, with unique trim and finish.

The "Victorian" playhouse includes a painted interior with applique decorations. The interior floor is covered with sheet vinyl for easy cleaning. The standard interior trim includes two applique decorations. Eight applique decorations are included in the standard exterior trim. The available applique patterns include:
  • Hearts
  • Stars
  • Rocking Horses
  • Bunny Rabbits
  • Tulips
Other applique patterns may be specified at additional cost.

The interior of the "The Victorian" is very spacious. It includes a built-in two-pedestal "desk", with a shelf unit installed above it around one of the small windows. Optional furniture is available to complete the interior decor, and a child-sized, old-fashioned swing hanging from a convient nearby limb can extend the play space to the surrounding yard area. Child-sized outdoor furniture is also available for entertaining little friends in the yard.

"The Victorian" playhouse is normally painted yellow with white trim color on the outside, and white or some other complimentary color on the inside. A wide range of color combinations is available. The roof color is normally black. Other color combinations are available.

If you wish to select your own paint colors, you may send us color chips that we will "computer match" when we obtain the paint.

The "Victorian" playhouse may be permanently installed on a small concrete slab or on concrete piers. Concrete blocks may be used if the site is level and if soil, drainage, and weather conditions permit, but direct contact with the ground is not recommended.
When a "Victorian" playhouse is ordered, the trim and finish details are discussed and specifications, and exterior drawings are prepared. Then the playhouse is constructed as a completed unit at the Carpenter's Shop facilities. Construction of the "Victorian" playhouse requires approximately six weeks.

The prices shown below are FOB the Carpenter's Shop Facilities, which are located near Boerne, Texas, approximately 30 miles north of San Antonio. The Carpenter's Shop can deliver The "Victorian" playhouse to locations within 500 miles of its facilities. Delivery beyond that distance can be arranged through a trucking company. Delivery costs depend on the playhouse model,the distance that the playhouse must be transported, and the characteristics and accessibility of the site.

Relatively level and open access to the site with horizontal clearance of 8-1/2 feet and vertical clearance of 9 feet is required.

Order a "Victorian" playhouse for your children today, for a childhood of delight and a lifetime of memories.

Victorian Playhouse (Painted) $ 6,895.00
Victorian Playhouse (Unpainted) $ 5,695.00