How does one define Folk Victorian? It's not a recognized historical style in acedemia, so with no fixed definition, it could apply to any structure built from 1837 to 1901 that was not architect-designed.
When I write a description of a vernacular house, I see if it falls into one of the traditional vernacular shapes, like single-room cabin, double pen, hall & parlor, dogtrot, pyramidal, center-hall, two-story center hall (I-house) , cruciform, Tri-gable Ell, tri-gable Tee. Ding -ding-ding! Yours looks like a Tri-gable Tee (from this angle anyhow).
So that's where you begin analyzing. I would want to study everything up close, determine which details are original, (one porch is not like the other) Has it been modified over time.
My question back would be what does it look like from other angles, and does the front door wall line up in plane with the bedroom(?) wall above. From this angle they look different, not stacked up.
Then, if this is true, and is not a later modification, this means that it's likely that the plan was drawn out with larger downstairs rooms than upstairs, which puts it over the line into a structure built outside the oral tradition.
But it seems more likely it has been modified; Then we have a more difficult job to carefully winnow out the modifications and additions to come up with what the original form would have been. And then it's an educated guess at best, unless a lot of demo or a complete gutting is under way.
With what is before me, I'd say it is a turn of the 20th century, 2-story tri-gable Tee, wood-frame, clapboard vernacular farmhouse, with the stem of the tee towards the road, and corner entry porches.
Casey

What is the date of construction?

Here is a link that might be useful: Folk Victorian characteristics

This post was edited by Renovator8 on Tue, Sep 30, 14 at 9:33

The County website says it was built in 1910.

It's a "t" shape, with gables, fairly balanced, except for the addition on the left side for the kitchen.

The upstairs windows are slightly closer to the center than the lower windows. I have not been inside the house....yet :)

Depending on the location, the date of construction might suggest the folk style house form was influenced by the Colonial Revival style that was dominant in many areas after the turn of the century. Classical columns would be a clue.

Thanks, Renovator8. It is located in eastern Washington state, in what was a railroad town. I'll check on the columns.

Las, next time you're in town, see if your library can get a copy of A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia & Lee McAlester. There's a chapter on Folk Victorian beginning on page 302. When I was doing my house history the preservation people in Mason City, Iowa identified it before I even had the picture on the counter. There's a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright there. The two guys I talked to that day knew everything. Or, since I didn't know anything, it appeared they knew everything! They suggested this book so I bought it. It's a LOT cheaper now!
this link is amazon http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-American-Houses/dp/0394739698/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415758903&sr=1-2&keywords=field+guide+american+houses

P.S. Mine would be the Gable Front and Wing on page 312.

Here is a link that might be useful: A Field Guide to American Houses

This post was edited by lov_mkitchen on Tue, Nov 11, 14 at 21:35