The building started life as a farm house, built in a gothic style by the Foxall family between 1810 and 1820.

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Then, as the Renaissance movement began to take root in Europe, Continental Humanist writers began to revive Carolingian lettering, a form of script predating the Gothic style.

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Only specialists could decode the then-standard Gothic script style, because only specialists needed to do so.

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Restoration work on the Gothic-style buildings began in 1947 and continues today.

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Chesnutt has recorded over fifteen albums and is known for his "Southern Gothic" storytelling style.

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Mr. Thomas attended Yale University, a campus that was rebuilt in a gothic-revival style in the 1930s, for both his undergraduate years and for law school.

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Gothic lettering is famous for its complex and ornate style, which can be extremely confusing to the uninitiated.

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