High Victorian Gothic


High Victorian Gothic

A style characterized by complex exteriors, often with bays, towers and turrets, typically with contrasting colors and textures of brick or stone, especially as horizontal bands and voussoirs in alternating colors.

High Victorian Gothic

A very elaborate, highly detailed interpretation of the Gothic Revival in its last phase, from about 1860 to 1890; may have bands of polychromed masonry and multicolored brickwork or roofing tiles; is heavy in appearance, as exemplified by its massive gables and porches; sometimes called Late Gothic Revival or Ruskinian Gothic. Some architectural historians avoid this designation, regarding the adjective “Victorian” merely as descriptive of an age that encompassed a number of specific exuberant, ornate, and highly decorative architectural styles.