{"id":342619,"date":"2024-09-05T10:49:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/blog-api\/?p=342619"},"modified":"2024-09-05T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:49:31","slug":"gothic-revival-the-architectural-style-inspiring-tim-burton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/gothic-revival-the-architectural-style-inspiring-tim-burton\/","title":{"rendered":"Gothic Revival: The Architectural Style Inspiring Tim Burton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The striking 19th-century style defining many of Burton\u2019s films and TV shows needn\u2019t be ghostly, writes Elizabeth Fazzare<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sandwich, Massachusetts<\/a> |\u00a0Sotheby\u2019s International Realty \u2013 Sandwich Brokerage<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This fall, the character of Beetlejuice is back\u2014and so is the iconic Gothic-inspired farmhouse on a hill that starred in the original 1988 film by director Tim Burton. Its sequel, \u201cBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,\u201d is Burton\u2019s latest creative endeavor to explore Gothic and Gothic revival architecture, an aesthetic that has come to define his work. His 2016 film \u201cMiss Peregrine\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children\u201d was set at the Castle Torenhof, a neo-Gothic home in Belgium designed in the 19th century with turrets, spires and steeply pitched roofs. To achieve the vampiric \u201cDark Shadows\u201d (2012) house, Burton filmed at the Trafalgar Castle School in Ontario, Canada\u2014built in 1859 with elaborate gables, towers and arches borrowed from late-Gothic styles. And Nevermore Academy in Burton\u2019s Netflix hit \u201cWednesday\u201d features towers, steeply pitched mansard roofs, and pointed-arch windows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the Gothic style defined European architecture from the 13th to 16th centuries, seen in elaborately decorated, pointed-arch churches and castles, the Gothic revival architectural style took hold in the 1800s\u2014particularly across Europe and North America\u2014as a nostalgic tendency colored by Romanticism and religious reform.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>London, England<\/a> |\u00a0United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There is a \u201creal sense of grandeur\u201d to the style, explains Becky Fatemi, a Sotheby\u2019s International Realty agent in London whose <\/span>Lyndhurst Terrace listing<\/span><\/a> is a standout exemplar of Victorian-era Gothic revival architecture. \u201cThis style is quintessentially British and reminiscent of some of the country\u2019s grand, iconic buildings\u2026 and, as such, can be in high demand,\u201d she adds. Designed by Charles Buckridge, a pupil of the prolific Westminster Abbey architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, the apartment is preserved inside and out, and features the quintessential large pointed arched windows, coffered ceilings and steeply pitched roofs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Burton\u2019s Connecticut \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d abode\u2014before being transformed by the residents with postmodernist modifications\u2014was defined by its Victorian-era wraparound porch, pitched roof and striking tower topped by a lookout known as a \u201cwidow\u2019s walk,\u201d in a particular Gothic revival style known as Carpenter Gothic. This mid-19th-century U.S. derivative is distinctive for its <\/span>board and batten vertical siding<\/span><\/a>, steeply pitched volumes and playful interpretation of the scale and proportion of its revivalist relatives\u2019 features.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Branford, Connecticut<\/a>\u00a0 | William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

Today, Gothic revival and Carpenter Gothic houses are beloved by many in the contemporary set of collectors, historians, and architecture aficionados. \u201cThey are true heritage pieces,\u201d says Fatemi. As such, they \u201crequire an owner who is willing to be something of a custodian and care for the complex design details that may require specialist and more regular upkeep. But certainly, the impactful architecture and intricate interiors make it a home that is sure to prove rewarding for owners and their guests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the Deetz family in \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d<\/span> may have felt differently about their home\u2019s iconic neo-Gothic design, through that lens, Burton\u2019s titular ghost was really just a good preservationist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Gladwyne, Pennsylvania<\/a> | Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Want a historic style but with contemporary touches? Read <\/span><\/i>how to achieve the perfect balance<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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The striking 19th-century style defining many of Burton\u2019s films and TV shows needn\u2019t be ghostly, writes Elizabeth Fazzare Sandwich, Massachusetts |\u00a0Sotheby\u2019s International Realty \u2013 Sandwich Brokerage This fall, the character of Beetlejuice is back\u2014and so is the iconic Gothic-inspired farmhouse on a hill that starred in the original 1988 film by director Tim Burton. 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