the trees were probably severely damaged.. when the house was built.. because it sure looks like they were pre-exisiting to the house.. unless they are that fast growing in TX ... ken

@Classic Structures Inc. I live in the bay area. My wife is in Portland right now. If she can pick it from a store, that'd be great.

Those pictures are of farmhouse style? Really? They look kind of froufrou to me, and in my book, farmhouses are simple, modest, utilitarian structures. But maybe now that traditional farms are pretty much dead, "farmhouse" is just another label for whatever some highly-paid interior designer thinks looks "traditional." I'm with the rest of the crew here. With 8' ceilings, that's no mansion you have there. Trying to make it look like one with fancy crown molding will just make it look like a parody of one. I say let your house be what its architect meant it to be. But that's just my opinion. It's your house, and if crown molding makes you happy, why not? I'd suggest the narrowest, simplest molding you can find. If the the next person who buys your house doesn't like it, they can always pry it off and patch the holes.

Well, this was a fun question. If you use zillow, you can put in a search term and zoom way out - so I looked for victorians in about a 20 state area, here were a couple of cuties - hopefully the links will work: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/201-S-2nd-St-Independence-KS-67301/77251538_zpid/ $210K https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/211-S-Clay-St-Mount-Carroll-IL-61053/105567434_zpid/ $155K