<p>Hello all-
Ever since I have been young, I have wanted to attend a college/university with a certain feel. I love colleges to have that gothic/victorian/old world feel both in general atmosphere of the campus and in the style of building architecture of the campus. I have found a smattering of places that meet these standards, but would love to find more. I am open to places in the USA and in Canada. Can you please let me know of some colleges/universities in the gothic/victorian/old world style? Thank you very much.</p>
<p>Georgetown</p>
<p>Yale, Boston College, Wellesley, Vassar, Fordham, Kenyon, Notre Dame, Richmond, Chicago, Washingotn U (St. Louis), Georgetown, U of Western Ontario.</p>
<p>Duke and Princeton.</p>
<p>see i feel the same way as you, and i attend northwestern, and my major dissatisfaction with it is that the campus is not this way.</p>
<p>to reiterate, uchicago and washu have campuses alot like what you are talking about</p>
<p>Take a look at this webcam during the daylight. You'll see the care with which Wesleyan seeks to maintain that "Hogwarts" feel in the center of campus:
<a href="http://campuscentercam.its.wesleyan.edu/view/index.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://campuscentercam.its.wesleyan.edu/view/index.shtml</a></p>
<p>thanks everyone, for your input. any other suggestions? let me know!</p>
<p>Gothic and Victorian are not the same style. Which do you prefer?</p>
<p>Oxford
Cambridge
Edinburgh</p>
<p>I enjoy both the gothic and victorian style. that is why i included "old world" which sort of covers the bases.</p>
<p>any other colleges/universities within the US or Canada???</p>
<p>Sewanee (rural setting) and Rhodes (urban setting).</p>
<p>Trinity (Connecticut)</p>
<p>Duke is known for its Gothic architecture. William and Mary is certainly very old world and traditional (oldest building on campus was first built in 1693, though it has burned down several times since). I'd say the old world atmosphere does permeate most of the W & M campus. UVA also has a beautiful old world feel to it. It's possible to live in one of the original rooms in the Academical Village (it's a huge honor to be selected to do so, even if the rooms are pretty Spartan and residents must walk outdoors to get to a bathroom).</p>
<p>Can't believe that no one has mentioned Bryn</a> Mawr, which has one of the oldest and best landscaped "Gothic Revival" campuses in the US. Try the "Virtual</a> Tour".
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Bryn Mawr introduced to the United States the style of architecture known as "Collegiate Gothic." The campus was originally landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the designers of New York's Central Park. Bryn Mawr is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and the M. Carey Thomas Library is a National Historic Landmark.
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If you're a devotee of the cinderblock-and-astroturf school of interior decoration, you're never going to approve of the Bryn Mawr residence halls. We admit it - the dorms utterly lack that invigorating prison ambience some consider an essential part of the college experience. Many Bryn Mawr students have to make do with hardwood floors, contrasting woodwork, decorative fireplaces, cozy window seats, charm, charm and more charm. They're constantly distracted by some of the world's most fascinating hallmates, and lots of people have to live alone after the first year because 70 percent of the rooms are singles.
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<p>Princeton and Duke</p>
<p>unfortunately they are top schools that takes a bit of work to get into</p>
<p>Kenyon College.</p>
<p>Sounds like the OP mostly wants to exclude campuses with mostly modern geometric architecture and also the types usually referred to as Georgian/colonial. Even though William and Mary and UVa are old, their styles are symmetrical, solid, and soothing...they give the impression that inside someone is recounting a round of golf or explaining the battle of Gettysburg. Whereas the more ornate and non-symmetrical Gothic and Victorian styles are more sinister looking--like inside somebody might be studying "Macbeth" or planning an exorcism.</p>
<p>^^ i like that description</p>
<p>also, i heard duke's campus is comprised primarily of modern, sleek, "techy" buildings?</p>
<p>^um...no</p>
<p>try looking at these: <a href="http://www.anupshetty.com/images/duke_west/duke_west_gallery.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.anupshetty.com/images/duke_west/duke_west_gallery.html</a></p>