I love victorian homes! They have so much character and offer a lot that modern homes simply cannot. For example you can have people running around up stairs and not hear them downstairs. We had probably 30-40 people upstairs in the house in that link. You could not hear them walking around.
Notice the front porch and gardens. You can actualy sit outside, and enjoy the world passing by. Unlike in most modern homes.
Notice the colors and wood work. You simply cannot get that today, everything modern is a cube.