Revival Gothic Style

This style is part of the mid-19^th century picturesque and Romantic Movement in architecture, this style used to reflect the public's taste for buildings inspired by medieval design. This was a real departure from the previously popular styles that drew inspiration from the classical forms of ancient Greece and Rome.

In addition, the Gothic Revival style was often chosen for country homes and houses in rural or small town settings. This style was also popular for churches, where high style elements such as castle-like towers, parapets, and tracery windows were common, as well as the pointed Gothic arched windows and entries.

The characteristics more identifiable of the Gothic Revival style are the “pointed arch, used for windows, doors, and decorative elements like porches, dormers, or roof gables. Other characteristic details include steeply pitched roofs and front facing gables with delicate wooden trim called vergeboards or bargeboards” according to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.