A Square Victorian?

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"My family recently bought this house and will be, hopefully, taking posession of it within a few weeks. It needs some work, and I would like to do my best to stay true to the original style, but I'm not sure what that style is! Here are some additional clues:

• It is 123 years old, built in 1880 in a the height of the railroading days in a railroad town in Kansas. Most other houses in this town that survive from this era are Victorian or Folk Victorian style.
• The woodwork and doorknobs, which we think are original, are pretty ornate. The side of the staircase is covered with ornate wood paneling and the doorknobs are oval shaped pressed tin.
• The house looks square from the front (one room on the 1st floor protrudes out the back)
• When you enter the front door, you enter a fairly large high ceilinged foyer. A staircase climbs, with two turns, one side of the foyar, while the other enters into a parlor type room with a bay window.

I really want to learn about our new house. If someone can help me with the general style I think I can move from there, but any additonal information you could provide would be great!" ~ Lindsayanne

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