Woodmont Mansion outside Philadelphia (designed by William Price in 1891)
In an earlier post I wrote about exquisite tiny gothic revival cottages. There is of course a different side to the gothic home—giant gothic houses. In the continuing spirit of Halloween and haunted houses, here is a gallery of large beautiful creepy gothic residences. Wherever possible I have tried to give their name and location, but evidently there are more big gothic mansions than can be easily kept track of. Just imagine these beautiful houses in the moonlight with a few half-seen figures lurking behind the curtains (and maybe a shaggy shape or two looming behind the topiaries) and you will soon be in a perfect mood for October.
Margam Castle, Port Talbot, Wales, (Designed in 1830 by thomas Hopper)
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion (1859, Germantown PA--just outside Philadelphia)
Roseland Mansion, Woodstock CT
Kingscote Mansion, Rhode Island
Oakley Court (Berkshire, England, 1859)
Gothic mansion in Middletown, Ohio
Bradwell Grove (Oxfordshire, England)
Vasalemma Manor (Hungary)
Toddington Manor (Gloucestershire, England, 1819)
Reynolds Mansion (Bellefonte, PA)
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October 10, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Mike
What, no Burton-Judson?
October 11, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Hieronymo
You raise a valid point–but i am saving that haunted (mad)house for a more desperate day.
October 11, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Diana
I love the zebras! So decadent — and dangerous! Zebras are horribly aggressive (which accounts for why they were never domesticated).
October 11, 2011 at 6:01 PM
Hieronymo
Depending on the year they are either the most dangerous or second most dangerous animals in zoos worldwide. They trade the title back and forth with the equally herbivorous hippopotamus.
October 12, 2011 at 2:27 AM
Diana
Yeah — I heard they just bite and don’t let go until the zoo keeper is dead. Yikes.