Victoriana Rose is a Second Empire-style residence in Fredericton. It is built in the Second Empire style, with a mansard roof, elaborate window decoration, and a pyramid-roofed side tower.

The earliest known owner of this residence was Captain Samuel Hall Locke Whittier. Originally from Dover, New Hampshire, Captain Whittier was a steamboat captain who moved to Fredericton in the late 1860s. In 1872, Whittier established and helmed the People's Line, a steamboat line that provided service across the upper Saint John River, extending as far as Andover. The line owned three steamboats, Andover, City of Fredericton, and Ida Whittier, the last of which was named after Captain Whittier’s only daughter. In the late 1870s, the People’s Line sold their steamboats in light of the introduction of the passenger line of the New Brunswick Railway. Afterwards, Whittier ran a successful grocery business in Fredericton before becoming an American Consul.

In 1895, Whittier sold the residence to Wesley VanWart, who that same year became Mayor of Fredericton. VanWart had spent nearly twenty years practicing law alongside his brother, earning the title of Queens Counsel in 1895. He had three terms as mayor and passed away shortly after the end of his final term. Afterwards, his widow, Annie VanWart, rented out the building to various people over the course of several years. As a result of this, the interior was split into three apartments.