Cotswold architecture

Cotswold Architecture
Cotswold Cottage, Coln St. Aldwyns
LocationEngland, United States
InfluencesClassical architecture, Tudor Revival

The Cotswold style of architecture is a style based on houses from the Cotswold region of England. Cotswold houses often have a prominent chimney, often near the front door of the house.[1] Other notable features include king mullions and steep roofs. The Cotswold style uses local materials based on geology. This style is renowned for the use of local oolitic limestone. [2]

The Cotswold style emerged during the late 16th century and flourished throughout the 17th century.[3]: 6  During the second and third decades of the twentieth century, the Cotswold style reached its zenith of popularity. The Cotswold 'Arts and Crafts' architecture was a very popular and prominent style between 1890 and 1930.[4] The county of Gloucestershire in the Cotswolds became the focal point of the 'Arts and Crafts' architecture. [5]

Cotswold architecture is a subtype of the Tudor Revival house style, and it likely came to the United States as a result of renewed interest in medieval housing styles.

  1. ^ Marsland, Ellis (March 1906). "The Architecture of the Cotsmolds in the 16th & 17th Centuries". Architect's Magazine. 6: 88 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ "Traditional Cotswold Materials and Contemporary House Design". HollandGreen. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ Dawber, Edward Guy (1905). Old Cottages, Farm-houses, and Other Stone Buildings in the Cotswold District: Examples of Minor Domestic Architecture in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Northants, Worcestershire, &c. B. T. Batsford.
  4. ^ "The History Press | Cotswold Arts and Crafts architecture". www.thehistorypress.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds – The Wilson – Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum". www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

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