Alexander Jackson Davis

Gothic Revival Style Architecture in Nevada

Gothic Revival architecture in Nevada is easily identified by its pointed window and doorway arches, and its gingerbread bargeboards along the eaves. In more elaborate manifestations, the style included tracery in the windows, pinnacles, and battlements, but these are often absent in the more humble examples in the state. While Gothic Revival began in eighteenth-century Britain, it first appeared in America in 1832 and was popularized by Alexander Jackson Davis in several plan books.

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