Gothic Revival Buildings of Eureka, California
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A version of this article was published in the City of Eureka newsletter.
Gothic Revival is one of the first Victorian styles and the oldest building type in Eureka. They were built between 1870 and 1890.
Think tall, pointy windows, spires and steeply pitched roofs with ornate bargeboard (ornamental trim at the roofline).
Sometimes the windows were faked with wood (no glass) to appear taller.
Siding is often vertical board-and-batten rather than horizontal clapboard.
Houses with a centered, pointed roof are a modest version of Gothic Revival.
In the Victorian era it was a sign of prestige to have exotic plants, like Palm trees. These trees are probably over 100 years old and historic in their own right.
Information is from the book “Eureka: A Guide To The Architecture And Landscape” by Hal Jackson with Ted Loring Jr.
