The Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture
Subtitle: An Episode in Taste, 1840-1856
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: May 8, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780801856228
Subjects: Religious buildings; c 1800 to c 1900; U.S. Architecture - General; Gothic Architecture (A.D. 1000-1400); Religious Buildings Architecture; Architecture; USA; History - Specific Styles; Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; Architecture : History - Specific Styles; Architecture : Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; Art / General; Christian art and symbolism; History; History - General
First sentence: The wish to copy Gothic architecture and the thoughts about building which developed as a result were singularly expressive of the respect and nostalgia for the past which were characteristic of the nineteenth century.
Description: With meticulous research and carefully chosen illustrations, Phoebe Stanton here explores the influence of the English Gothic revival on American church architecture in the mid-nineteenth century, arguing that this fundamentally conservative movement provided a foundation for a new aesthetic.

Examining the writings of the movements leading proponents as well as a variety of important buildings, Stanton offers a comprehensive survey of the architectural principles and models that became most influential in America. She also confirms the importance of the Cambridge Camden Society, which provided the theoretical atmosphere and practical examples that helped to establish new standards of excellence in American architecture.