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The material in this unit may be used to address the following Social Studies Standards
BACKGROUND: Gothic Revival style came to United States from England Style was response to yearning for simpler times which resulted from changes brought by Industrial Revolution
Style associated with ideals of:
Style popularized in United States by Andrew Jackson Downing, author of several nationally circulated pattern books CHARACTERISTICS OF STYLE: Features
of the style include:
Carpenter Gothic (2nd view of Carpenter Gothic): simplified examples of the Gothic Revival style constructed in wood. This material was popular for Gothic Revival buildings because of the ease with which carpenters could fashion the style's tracery and other decorative trim. Carpenter Gothic buildings usually consisted of rectangular masses to which Gothic Revival elements were attached. Board and batten siding covered the walls of many Carpenter Gothic structures. Castellated Gothic: In this variation of the Gothic Revival, buildings were constructed to resemble castles with battlements. Louisiana's castellated Old State Capitol, designed in 1847, damaged during the Civil War, and rehabilitated by 1882, is considered by some scholars to be one of the finest early nineteenth century, non-religious examples of the Gothic Revival in the nation. Gingerbread
(2nd view
of Gingerbread): Wooden ornament cut into fancy scroll and
curlicue shapes applied to the gables and porches of buildings.
Gingerbread was first used in the Carpenter Gothic style. Later,
other Victorian styles used gingerbread to provide decoration and texture
to exterior and interior surfaces.
LOUISIANA CONNECTIONS: Although a few Gothic Revival homes appeared in New Orleans in the late 1840s, the style was never very popular for houses in Louisiana. In Louisiana, the style found its greatest expression in church architecture, especially that of the Episcopal Church. Louisiana's first Gothic Revival church appeared in the 1830s, and their number increased after the Civil War.
Because conservative Louisianians were slow to change architectural
preferences, Gothic Revival buildings were constructed long past the
style's decline in other parts of the nation.
EXAMPLES: Gothic Revival Interior
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