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Gothic Overtones
Old House Journal
|October 2025
Decorative bargeboards, crenellation, roof cresting, and steep verticals: clues to Gothic Revival style.
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LEXINGTON, VA / $899,000
Beautifully detailed with decorative bargeboards and roof cresting, the 1874 Boude-Deaver House features a spiral staircase and marble mantels inside.
PHILADELPHIA, PA / $695,000
This story is from the October 2025 edition of Old House Journal.
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