Gothic revival Gothic revival
Used everywhere from castles to cottagesPointed arches Steep roofsWall dormersCurvilinear gingerbread trimTracery windowsTowers with battlements
Trinity church, NYC
St. Patrick’s cathedral
Brooklyn Bridge 1869-1883
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown
Rose Cottage, Woodstock, Ct.
Victorian Gothic 1860-1890Victorian Gothic 1860-1890
Polychrome exterior finishPointed archesOrnamental bricks, terra cotta tile, incised
carvings and geometric patterns used for decoration
Massive gable, porch and eave trim
Converse house, norwich, ct.
Jefferson Market Courthouse, Greenwich Village
Chancellor Green Library, Princeton University
Semicircular arches Square or polygonal towers Various roof shapes monochromatic
First PresbyterianChurchGalveston, Texas
High roof lines, round arches, tower, clustered windows…
New York City brownstones…
Richardsonian romanesque 1870-1900
• The work of/influenced by Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886)
• Depends on mass, volume and scale
• Towers are short, chimneys are squat
• Often uses rusticated stone and polychrome
Trinity Church, Copley Square, BostonH.H. Richardson
Ames Library, North Easton, MA.
Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburg, Pa.
