Winner of Catskills Vernacular Architecture Challenge #5!

Ben Fenton of Fleischmanns is the winner of Catskills Vernacular Architecture Challenge #5.  He correctly located the terrific "carpenter Gothic" house in the village of Stamford, New York, called "Stamford Gables B&B."  It is on Main Street, or Route 23, on the right as you drive into the village from South Gilboa, after the connected buildings with the gymnasium and dental offices that were formerly the grocery store.

Stamford Gables B&B in the village of Stamford, NY

The steepness of the gables for which the house is named shows Gothic Revival influence as does the "gingerbread" on the eaves.  In the earlier Gothic Revival the carved or sawn tracery would have looked medieval where on Stamford Gables it is fanciful flowers (see below).  An imported style, prescribed by supposed experts, has morphed into a new version that may be unique or characteristic of this part of the Catskills or may relate to something the builder saw in another village he or she visited.

Look below for the next Catskills Vernacular Architecture Challenge.