Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival architecture
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Gothic Revival Architecture
Not to be confused with Neo-Gothic, which is a twentieth century adaptation to large institutional buildings, the Gothic Revival is a direct translation of medieval details and building practices to the Ontario climate.

Gothic Revival architecture came to America from England about 1830. Its most famous practitioner, English born Richard Upjohn, a cabinet maker and draftsman, arrived in this country as a young man in 1829.

Concentrates on British Gothic Revival architecture.
Caler, Loth. The Only Proper Style: Gothic Architecture in America. Boston: New Graphic Society, 1975.
Lewis, Michael J. The Gothic Revival. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2002.

The stick style was a transitional style that followed Gothic Revival architecture and preceded Queen Anne architecture which was a more widespread and popular style.

crocket An upwardly projecting repeated decorative element, often along spires and gables in Gothic Revival architecture.
cupola A feature at the top of a roof, usually dome-shaped and opened by windows or columns.

See also: Gothic revival, Architecture, Gothic, House, Roman