@englishtchrivy very beautiful houses with impressive windows you show us in this post. Your grandparents must have had a spectacular house and your a very fun childhood in a house in this way.

Regarding the questions you ask yourself? It is very possible that the owners of these houses have been wealthy people, therefore these beautiful windows have been made by hand; Of course not the hands of the owners! and for those times I assure you that they were very economical, because the workforce was very poorly paid. Of course, there is not much difference to the present.

If there are many houses in your city still with these styles of windows, it must be very beautiful and historical. Greetings.