Victorian Gothic style

Victorian Gothic style

(1860–1890)A colorful style, wherein materials of different colors and textures are juxtaposed, creating decorative bands and highlighting corners, arches, and arcades. Materials most often used are ornamental pressed bricks, terra-cotta tile, and incised carvings of foliated and geometric patterns. Openings have straight heads as well as pointed Gothic arched heads. In timber-framed buildings, the gable, porch, and eave trim are massive and strong.