designslinger - Word of the Week: Gothic Revival


[Moderne Gothic Revival (1927) 300 W. Adams Street, Chicago; Traditional Gothic Revival (1914) 4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

Gothic Revival [GOTH-ik ri-VAHY-vuhl] n.  a style of architecture popular bewteen the late 18th & early 20th centuries, primarily in Britian and North America, aimed at reviving the original spirit and forms of Gothic architecture.


[Gothic revival (1919) Quigley Preparatory School, (1914) $th Presbyterian Church /Images & Artwork: designslinger]
Posted by designslinger at 8/18/2010 1:47 AM
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  • 8/18/2010 5:45 AM Joanne Capella wrote:
    Looks like it's been a busy week for you! I'm enjoying all your posts. Theses are fantastic examples of Gothic Revival, but Chicago has so many it must have been hard to narrow it down to four photos.
    1. 8/18/2010 6:00 AM designslinger wrote:
      Thanks! We have soooooo many pictures that never make it into the blog, and our files keep growing!!!
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