Collegiate Gothic
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Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style used primarily on American university campuses that adapts medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, towers, and ornamented stonework—to modern academic buildings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Collegiate Gothic canonical | 35 |
| Collegiate Gothic architecture | 3 |
| American collegiate Gothic style | 1 |
| Collegiate Gothic Revival | 1 |
| Gothic Revival architecture | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Revival architecture
ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Gothic forms to modern academic buildings ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Collegiate Gothic
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surface form:
Collegiate Gothic Revival
|
| architecturalElement |
battlement
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buttress ⓘ cloister ⓘ ornamented stonework ⓘ pointed arch ⓘ quadrangle courtyard ⓘ tower ⓘ tracery ⓘ turret ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
academic tradition
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campus identity ⓘ scholarly prestige ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitutionType | residential college ⓘ |
| countryOfPrimaryUse |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developedInPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| feature |
buttressed entrance
ⓘ
crenellation ⓘ gargoyle ⓘ grotesque ⓘ lead-glass window ⓘ ornamental carving ⓘ ornamental finial ⓘ stained-glass window ⓘ steeply pitched roof ⓘ traceried window ⓘ vaulted ceiling ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
North American universities
ⓘ
United States college campuses ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Gothic architecture
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surface form:
English Perpendicular Gothic
Oxbridge collegiate architecture ⓘ medieval Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
administration building
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ classroom building ⓘ dormitory ⓘ library ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
brick with stone trim
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college campuses
ⓘ
university campuses ⓘ |
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gothic Revival architecture
this entity surface form:
Collegiate Gothic architecture
this entity surface form:
Collegiate Gothic Revival
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American collegiate Gothic style
this entity surface form:
Collegiate Gothic architecture
subject surface form:
Lincoln Hall (Cornell University)
this entity surface form:
Collegiate Gothic architecture