Gothic Romance And its effect on the Victorian

Gothic Romance And its effect on the Victorian Architecture of the mid to late 1800 s in the United States

The Assignment: Analyze how philosophy affects period architecture For a reminder of gothic romance philosophy components and history, click here What evidence of the gothic philosophy is present and the architectural styles: • Second Empire • Queen Anne • Gothic Revival • Richardsonian Romanesque

Gothic Romance n n Batchelor, Howard. “Gothic Romance. ” Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1995. Dark Romantics created characters and put them in fictional scenarios that allowed the authors explore the non rational side of human nature, such as the emotions, imagination, evil and insanity. They were fascinated with remote periods of history (dark ages, renaissance) and exotic places (not urban industrial centers). Plot lines often included violent and mysterious events. Gothic horror relies intimidating settings and on atmosphere, or mood, to achieve its effects. Return to Assignment

Second Empire n n n Dormer windows Mansard Shaped Roof Also common to these homes were decorative fences and grills made of cast iron “Second Empire”, http: //jan. ucc. nau. edu/~twp/architecture /secondempire/ Click on the link under the picture to see more information.

Queen Anne n n Note castle like turrets Multiple facing materials (to suggest and old building added onto over the years) Click on the link under the picture to see more information. http: //architecture. about. com/cs/housestyl es/a/queenanne. htm

Gothic Revival n n Note bargeboard (decorative roof gutters) Pinnacles atop high pitched roofs Cresting (decorative top off of porch) Gothic Arch window http: //jan. ucc. nau. edu/~twp/architecture/ gothic/ Click on the link under the picture to see more information.

Richardsonian Romanesque n n n Notice “chunky” exterior surfacing-as if the stones were hand hewed Arched openings Turrets Click on the link under the picture to see more information. http: //encyclopedia. thefreedictionary. com /Richardsonian%20 Romanesque