carpenter gothic

American  

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letters) a style of Victorian Gothic architecture adapted to the resources of contemporary woodworking tools and machinery.

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Example Sentences

Gravel walking paths wind through an eclectic mix of Carpenter Gothic cottages, ramblers, American Foursquares, Cape Cods and Craftsman bungalows.

From Washington Post

Before coming out as gay, David had been briefly married to Julie Fiske, who now lives outside Boston in a house that “loomed above the houses around it with turrets and porches and ornamentation that bridged the architectural gap between Queen Anne and Carpenter Gothic. It was a hodgepodge on which nothing looked precisely right, but which, taken as a whole, exuded the chaotic appeal of a cheerful drunk welcoming you, martini in hand. Come on in! Have a cocktail. Don’t mind the mess.”

From New York Times

It was a humble cottage in the Carpenter Gothic style, typical for that era with one exception: beneath the steeply pitched roof was a pointed-arch window normally found adorning churches.

From New York Times

Southworth, who had strong features and what were described as “bright, dark” eyes, lived in a Carpenter Gothic house at 36th and Prospect streets, in Georgetown, which she called Prospect Cottage.

From Washington Post

The renovated theater maintains the original carpenter gothic architecture.

From Washington Times