Talk:Carpenter Gothic

message: Please do not move or rename this article without a discussion and consensus on this page. clariosophic (talk) 14:12, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moving or renaming article 

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
*Support Clearly desirable to have homogeneity in article naming conventions across similar subjects. Binksternet (talk) 18:21, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: This is to let you all know that, for personal reasons, I will have no further involvement in this article. I can't help but question, though, the recent introduction of  Rural Gothic, into the article lead since this term was applied in England and later in the United States to brick or stone country houses. Carpenter Gothic was born when these forms were translated into wooden structures. Then free from the restraints of brick or stone, Carpenter Gothic evolved through improvisation, advancing technology and craftsmanship into  builder-designed rather than architect-designed structures. Also CG structures have relatively few required identifying characteristics and many optional ones. Account needs to be taken of the changes that took place in CG construction over time. Also CG houses and churches, while sharing some basics, differ in many others, because of their differing purposes. Porches, for instance, were rarely seen on churches. Gables, while found on some early CG churches, are rarely found in later ones. Image quality has been questioned also. Lack of quality may be inherent because of Wikipedia's constraints, which mean that most images are not taken by professionals. Also the physical constraints of the building location play a part in this. Anyway, that's enough. Best wishes. clariosophic (talk) 16:45, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Clariosophic. My request for your participation in the discussion is in no way a request for you to cease editing. Rural Gothic is frequently used by architectural historians as a metonym for Carpenter Gothic. As so many wooden, Gothic style houses, with decorative eaves trim, listed on the National Register are described there as Rural Gothic, it made sense to me to include it as a variant. CApitol3 (talk) 20:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Some parting comments

message: In South Carolina, Graniteville Historic District includes a company town of "early Gothic revival" houses.  Check out their pics.  I don't know when a wooden Gothic-style structure is called carpenter Gothic or not, but i do know these are pretty nice. doncram (talk) 23:48, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  check out [[Graniteville Historic District]] 

message: Church of the Presidents, Long Branch, New Jersey]] because in my opinion it is not a very good example of the style.  Elsewhere on wikipedia it is described as being the Shingle Style, which I don't like much better but that is a problem elsewhere,  Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 22:58, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  I removed this image 

message: from the gallery because it really does not seem to show any Gothic details.  If anything, I'd call this some odd version of Greek Revival. (on left)  Your thoughts?  Carptrash (talk) 17:54, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is another one (on right) that has no real Gothic elements.  The windows are not even pointed and the tracery seems more Eastlake or Queen Ann to me. Carptrash (talk) 18:01, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Once again I'm removing an image (make that two) 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: — Assignment last updated by Mpalomo1 (talk) 22:35, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Architectural History

message: > however, in the absence of the restraining influence of genuine Gothic structures,
Perhaps, rather than the obscure "restraining influence", it might be possible to briefly explain that gothic buildings look like that because stone is heavy and stonework needs to be under compressive loads to not fall apart. The style is - in an important sense - fake.
203.13.3.94 (talk) 00:26, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Perhaps a little more explanitory? 

message: A recent RfD for the term "Carpenter's Gothic(k)" caught my eye: googling the term "Carpenter's Gothick" suggests that it's a term used in the UK (though as I'm in UK Google will be biasing towards UK sources) but I'm not sure whether it's the same thing as the (predominantly US) Carpenter Gothic. An architecture expert might like to look into this. Usages include , , , , . PamD 09:13, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carpenter's Gothick