Beautiful old house and it looks remarkably intact. Repairs should be made ‘in kind’ meaning match materials to what is there. Color can be anything- what do you like?

My only caveat to the above is it figure out a better gutter/downspout configuration.

He’s, the downspouts are nuts, but what a wonderful house!!!

Color schemes: Black and White or Blue and White

Beautiful house! So much character.

Great advice from rwiegand!

I think blues would look nice on your house. Or staying with the green foundation with a version lighter on the top.

I am hoping you will post progress pictures.

It's a great house. The downspouts make it look decrepit. They need to be completely redone. The green doesn't go with the rest of the house. While I think Victorians look great with a darker color and white trim, just painting the green to match the rest of the house will be an improvement. Then you need some landscaping and to improve your lawn.

I'd bet a photoshop with the downspouts and green gone and the lawn made green would wow you.

Victorian and cute. The best part is you have fish scale shingles around the porch and a bit under the balcony. Paint the shingles the same color (white) and the siding gray that matches the roof. Keep the trim white.

Can't see the front door...another photo, please?

I'd urge you to look for hints of the original colors (it probably wasn't white) by judicious scraping, underneath trim, anywhere else it may have lain undisturbed and consider using them. Old houses almost always look better in "old" paint colors than in whatever the current fashions are.

Yes, the gutters absolutely need reconsideration.

Eliminate the gutters and downspouts please.

Beautiful old house! Be very careful with siding and any insulation with these old houses. I am planning to restore a 100 year old farmhouse and am doing a lot of research on insulation and siding now.

Bottom line is the wrong insulation choices can be fatal for your beauty. Do your own research and don't just trust any self-proclaimed expert that comes along and wants to make some $$$ off new insulation/siding etc... I am going to use mineral wool in the attic and possibly under the floor but am not insulating the walls at all. After looking at all siding options (and being pushed towards Hardie Board or Engineered Wood by some contractors) I have decided the safest and most authentic approach is to stick with regular wood siding installed the way it was originally.

As far as windows, it looks like those may already have been replaced on that house? If so then upgrading those for energy savings may be an option. If they were original I would leave them be. These houses have soooo much charm and history yet that can be utterly destroyed by just one short-term owner that decides to "improve it" by trying to make an old house look and function like a new build. IMO if they want a modern layout or features they should buy a new house instead of ruining these precious old gems.

If you are fortunate to have the original exterior doors/locks then one good option is to buy ornate security doors for the exterior and put new locks/hardware on that. It protects your original doors and provides much more security. Plus the better security doors are not only attractive but come with glass and screen panels so you can use them as storm doors or screen doors. You see that a lot on old Victorians and it allows you to keep the old mortise locks without adding any unsightly dead bolts to the original doors.

Here is one good article on insulating old houses:

https://thecraftsmanblog.com/the-pitfalls-of-old-home-insulation/

Here are some pics of the door as requested

Is that an operational transom above the door? That house is adorable and it looks like it still has the original locks! Lucky you!

I want to renovate the house, and keep the beautiful architecture of the house, but also giving it an updated lock. I don’t want to take away the character of it but yet I want it to look more modern. The inside of the house is beautiful. It doesn’t need much inside but on the outside it’s pretty extensive, I’m going to post some pictures of the interior because as bad as the outside looks you won’t believe how nice the inside is. We just bought the house and are at the beginning stages.

Making it "look more modern" will take away the character. The doors, trim, and all of the other details is what makes it beautiful and you are soooo fortunate to have those original details! Most of these old houses have had all of that stripped away! If you do decide to "modernize" then please at least store all of the old bits (hardware/doors/trim etc...) safely in the attic so the next owner can return it to its former glory.

No, I don’t wanna make it look too modern just give it an update. How do I add more pictures to my post??? I added these three and I can’t figure out how to add more pics???

It may have a limit on how many pics per post or the overall size. When you take pics turn your phone sideways so the pic is full screen. :)

Keep all the original charm and modernize with colors and furnishings. (And light fixtures.) I love the mix that brings.

You hit the nail on the head! That exactly what I want to do!!

And a haint blue ceiling for the porch.🙂

Beautiful old house!!!

I would not be too gung ho to change anything, as I think you will be surprised just how a fresh coat of paint makes things.

Old houses are a challenge, they take a lot of time snd money to do right, but take heart; people today spend 1.5 million dollars on a new house and it looks just like every other house. But an old house just has individual charm.

The first old house we ever looked at was in Monson ME and looked a lot like yours. We never bought it, and found out a year later the town saw it as looking too old and burned it down to make a parkinglot for a gas station.

Glad you are saving this one.

Following!

As noted - they went to town on those gutters and downspouts. Get those fixed as well as the porch. You might consider brick or stone to replace the green scallops/fish tail. Then a good cleaning and then reassess.