By
the
1830s this romantic style, which developed in England, became
popular in the U.S. and was widespread by the 1840s and 1850s and continued
to be built after the Civil War; hence, few examples of this style were built in
Eau Claire. This cobblestone Gothic Revival is probably the best example
in the city.
These picturesque country cottages
are distinguished by pointed arched windows which are combined with
towers, steep gable roofs, lacy bargeboard, verandas,
and bay and oriel windows. With
the invention of scroll saws, or jigsaws, wood trim was mass
produced in elaborate forms -- resulting in the Carpenter Gothic. The
example shown here has been modified several times: 1) the top 19th-century
story was removed, 2) the exterior was stuccoed, probably in the 1930s,
and 3) new wooden clapboard was added in the 1980s -- only the chimney
shows the original stucco.
The
Gothic style in the form of public buildings
is called Collegiate Gothic and it was popular well into the 20th century
for churches and for schools, such as Central High school (1925) and Schofield Hall
(1912) at UWEC.
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