I decided to unearth the Gothic Revival architecture books in my library yesterday to take a look at the gingerbread ornament that was original to a lot of these houses. Interestingly, I found an 1837 design for a gatehouse by Alexander Jackson Davis, the dean of American Gothic cottage architecture, that someone recently used to build their house in Bayside.
But even better is Jackson's use of triangular windows in his triangular dormers. I could get really into doing this house up in the extreme, but I don't think we have that much money!!!