Tag Archives: Gothic Revival Homes

Earlier in the year, we posted a profile on Gothic Revival architecture in Cabbagetown, outlining the style’s various characteristics with examples from the community. As it so happens, Amelia Street, a division of the Cabbagetown Metacalfe Heritage Conservation District, showcases two homes of the Gothic Revival style worth discussing: George Caden  / Albert Long House (20-22 Amelia Street) As a semi-detached residential home, complete with three floors, this property is a notable example of Gothic Revival architecture in the neighbourhood. Completed in 1901, the home displays many prominent characteristics of the late Victorian Era, as can be seen in its steeply pitched gabble roof …

Although created in the early 18th century, the Gothic Rival style had been primarily used during the 19th century.  By this time, Victorians had grown bored of their Gregorian homes and yearned for more colour and decoration.  Initially, this style was favoured by successful industrialists in England, but by the late 19th century, entire suburbs began to resemble the Gothic Revival: Pointed arches Ribbed vaults Flying buttresses Spacious arcades, galleries, and clerestory stained glass windows Quatrefoil and clover-shaped oriel windows Pinnacles Grouped chimneys The Gothic Revival reached popularity in North America shortly after Andrew Jackson Davis’ 1837 release, Rural Residences, …