#victorian gothic revival

[rayeshistoryhouse]

The Royal Courts of Justice in London

Built between 1873 and 1882

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[hometoursandotherstuff]

Beautiful stone 1854 Gothic Revival in Madison, WI. Look at the Belvidere all lit up! 6bds, 7ba, 5,374 sq ft, $2.5m.

The brick company stamped the bricks. Very cool.

Not in love with their choice of entrance hall colors and patterns, but that's easily changed. Look at the patina on that newel post and railing. If some fool comes along and paints that, I will scream.

Elegant sitting room. Marble fireplace and pocket doors. If they feature an item like this antique rocking horse, then I expect it to convey. Don't play with me.

Elegant sitting room #2. I wonder if the gilded mirrors convey.

More pocket doors in the keeping room. I like the wallpaper.

Dining room right outside the kitchen. The marble fireplaces in this home are exquisite. Isn't that different? There's an alcove that accommodates a table for two. Love that.

Renovated modern kitchen. Not bad, I like the blue cabinetry and love the inlaid floor. Needs a backsplash, though.

Two sinks and a pot filler. Nice. The island has counter seating and more storage.

Beautiful door and niches.

Cute bedroom, but it looks like they didn't have any other place to put that cabinet when they installed the stove. Looks weird up there.

Vintage bath got a modern shower and a lovely pedestal sink. The beadboard looks original.

Pretty, larger room with a fancier fireplace must be the primary. It also includes a beautiful sink.

Details of the fireplace tiles in this lovely room.

So many preserved original features. Look at this ancient tile and the patina on the metal surround.

Omg, this is divine, a real Victorian style conservatory.

Look at this room. Very gothic.

I wish they would've shown the interior of the Belvidere. It's gorgeous.

Look at all of the gothic architectural features on the house- spires and gable dormers. Lovely front and side porches, too.

Beautiful .26 acre lot.

The house has a boat dock on Lake Mendota.

Someone did beautiful watercolors of the house, which will likely be given to the new owner.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/752-E-Gorham-St-Madison,-WI-53703_rb/55397560_zpid/

[revivalofadornment]

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[itsrainingpumpkins]

Lake Vyrnwy 2013 DavidRBadge

[hal1uzinogene]

[zooophagous]

I was initially planning on purchasing a house in the next one to two years but now I think I'm more strongly leaning towards building one because it looks like it's similar in price and then I could really make it mine from top to bottom.

[gothic-architecture]

Free North Church, Inverness, Scotland

[cornbelt]

When I buy myself a folk victorian home it’s OVER for the rest of you

[iamamythologicalcreature]

Pitch Manor Progress (which is sort of like Six Sentence Sunday but also not)

It's still Sunday for five more minutes, here. SO....

Okay, I haven't written anything on the Haunting of Simon Snow in awhile. But I have been working on my floor plan for Pitch Manor, which is more than tangentially related to the potential progress of that fic. And today's a rough one for me, so I'm going to post about it like it's progress so I might feel a tad better. Ahem.

OKAY. SO. I've been working on a floor plan for Pitch Manor for... pretty much forever and a day. I ran into trouble when I was writing chapter 2 of Haunting and Simon (Construction Worker!Simon) began to describe the house. I realized... I had no idea what he was describing.

(Warning, there is a long winded geeky ramble ahead. It's just how I do things. Ahem.)

What was supposed to be a quick "let's find a floor plan that I can just copy with some minor adjustments" project has since turned into my special interest project. As a history nerd, that means a lot of research, looking at dozens of floor plans for other houses ranging in origination from the 16th century to the 20th (and probably a few older than even that, since a ton of religious buildings were repurposed into estates. Think Downton *Abbey*.)

But this past week, I feel I've really pushed through a lot of the issues I kept running into. (I've ridiculously been trying to make it as true to the descriptions in Carry On as possible, and something that fits the purposes of my fic, which of course I have envisioned in many, sometimes incompatible, ways.) I've had to make some "this or that, you can't have both" choices, but I'm finally happy with the basic shape and layout.

Whew.

Just for funsies, here's a cross section snippet of my floor plan WIP. It's pretty messy still, but I'm still excited LOL

And (finally), instead of six sentences, I will instead offer you all six tidbits of information about Pitch Manor, as I've envisioned it:

There are four (4!) different sitting rooms. Because the aristocracy just loved their sitting rooms. (Parlor, Withdrawing room, Drawing room, and Reception/Receiving room.)

There is a ballroom. Try and stop me.

The original manor house was built in the 17th century, and has been refurbished and updated a few times.

The most extensive refurbishment happened in the 19th century, which is how it gained its current stylings. (Baz is a freaking troll and I love him for it. The most popular architectural style in the Victorian era was "Gothic Revival." "It's not Gothic; it's Victorian." Hah.)

Some rooms were added on during the Victorian refurbishment, including a Smoking room. They were very popular at that time.

The largest room in the house isn't the ballroom. It's the library. (It's two stories. Try and stop me.)

(I do hope to release the floorplans into the fandom wild after they're complete, in case anyone else wants to make use of them.)

I want to ramble more. But it's almost midnight. Sooo.... Gratitude and hellos under the cut!

Thank you to @blackberrysummerblog, @shrekgogurt, @rimeswithpurple, @thewholelemon, @monbons,

and @cutestkilla for the tags. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone is working on!

Thank you also to those of you who have willingly (I hope) listened to me ramble on about this damned project of mine for ages. Because boy howdy, do I ramble. @cutestkilla, @hushed-chorus, @artsyunderstudy, @youarenevertooold, @ic3-que3n,

@best--dress, @monbons, and @mooncello. It's good there are a few of you, that way no single poor soul has to bear the full weight of my obsession special interest. (If anyone reading this actually wants to join these ranks, hit me up on Discord XD)

Thanks also to everyone that has tagged me even when it's been ages in between progress posts from me. I appreciate being kept in the loop on what you all are up to creatively!

Hellos and howdies to @noblecorgi @bookish-bogwitch @that-disabled-princess @bazzybelle @messofthejess

@imagineacoolusername @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @prettygoododds @emeryhall @ileadacharmedlife

@valeffelees @fiend-for-culture @bubble-gumhead @brilla-brilla-estrellita @aristocratic-otter

@j-nipper-95 @whatevertheweather @ivelovedhimthroughworse @drowninginships @alexalexinii

@facewithoutheart @angelsfalling16

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Sculptor John Evans figures on another HH Richardson masterpiece.

[canadian-gothic1]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Gorgeous 1880 Gothic Revival Victorian in Ithaca, New York has 3bds, 2.5ba, $299,900. It started out as a chicken farm, then became a restaurant. Now, it's a single family home, but the restaurant kind of ruined it b/c they opened up the entire 2nd floor to make one large dining room. But, it seems that the owners have decided to do the work to put it back and it's been taken off the market, b/c I think that the price will be higher. I found some befores and afters.

Before: Entrance hall.

After entrance hall.

Before: The owners turned this room back into a living room.

After: Looks fresh, and of course, staged.

Before: Dining room with a fireplace and opening to the kitchen.

The dining room and fireplace now.

Before: The kitchen wasn't looking good.

After kitchen looks like they may have left some of the restaurant freezers.

The before of this room.

I like that they kept it and it looks like they touched up the art a little.

A bedroom before.

They kept it basically the same. Makes a cute child's room.

Before.

This bath was kept intact and the floor was given a good cleaning.

Before primary bedroom.

The bedroom was spruced up and staged.

Before: The primary bedroom has an open bath.

They cleaned it up and staged it.

Before: The restaurant opened the whole 2nd floor to accommodate a large dining space or event room.

So, they just rolled with it and staged it as a large family space.

The lot size is 3.56 acres.

Before photos: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/919-Elmira-Rd-Ithaca-NY-14850/119250352_zpid/?

After photos: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/919-Elmira-Rd_Ithaca_NY_14850_M30273-12915

[revivalofadornment]

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[marzipanandminutiae]

I love your poll about the house museums, i have been to many because it was an interest of my mother's growing up. I wanted to share about tour-able mansions in Rhode Island, USA. They are full of history and feel incredibly haunted.

Oh, in Newport? Yeah, those are really cool!

They were summer homes for the hyper-wealthy of (mostly) New York City, and really functioned more as event venues than family houses. The scale and grandeur of most of them boggles the mind:

(The Breakers, built in 1893-95 for the Vanderbilt family. This is the grandest of them all, but the one I've visited- Rosecliff -wasn't far behind.)

One of my friends used to work at the mansions- one organization runs all of them, as museums -and she says some are haunted. I'm not going to tell you which ones, though; that seems like it would spoil the fun.

Happy touring!

[dec0mposing]

Tanner Bros Ltd, The Cathedral, Christchurch, N.Z. (1900s)

[colt-peacemaker]

writing a school assignment about bloodborne idk i think im living peak loser highschool life