Shingle style architecture

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Shingle style architecture is an American late-19th-century architectural style characterized by the extensive use of wooden shingles on exterior walls and roofs, asymmetrical forms, and a picturesque, informal appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
architecturalMovement American eclecticism
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designGoal blend buildings with natural surroundings
create a relaxed, resort-like character
emphasizes informal, picturesque massing
unity of wall and roof surfaces
era Victorian era
hasCharacteristic asymmetrical forms
complex rooflines
continuous wood shingle surfaces
cross-gabled roofs
dormer windows
gambrel roofs
informal appearance
informal, rambling house plans
integration with natural landscape
irregular massing
large porches
minimal exterior ornamentation
open floor plans
picturesque appearance
towers or turrets
use of natural, weathered shingle colors
hasMaterial wooden shingles
hasNotableExample Isaac Bell House
Kragsyde (demolished)
hasPart broad verandas
massive chimneys
oriel windows
projecting bays
shingle-clad wall surfaces
inception late 19th century
influenced 20th-century American residential architecture
American suburban house design
influencedBy Colonial Revival architecture
Arts and Crafts movement
surface form: English Arts and Crafts movement

Queen Anne architecture
Richardsonian Romanesque
period Gilded Age
sharesCharacteristicWith Queen Anne architecture
Stick style architecture
typicalLocation American seaside resorts
New England coastline
surface form: New England coastal areas

affluent suburban neighborhoods
usedFor country houses
large single-family houses
summer cottages
usedOn exterior walls
roofs

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Victorian architecture hasPart Shingle style architecture
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture relatedStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture
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this entity surface form: New England shingle style
Union Depot (Saranac Lake train station) architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Queen Anne Revival isRelatedTo Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle style
Queen Anne relatedStyle Shingle style architecture
subject surface form: Queen Anne (architectural style)
this entity surface form: Shingle style
John Calvin Stevens movement Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture
Cape May historic district hasArchitecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
subject surface form: Cape May Historic District
this entity surface form: Shingle style
Winslow Homer Studio architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Roosevelt Cottage architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle style
Auburndale Historic District hasArchitecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture
Bruce Price influenced Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Bruce Price architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Montford Area Historic District architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Common Street Historic District architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Wellesley Farms Historic District architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Kingston (Amtrak station) architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Wilson Eyre movement Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Wilson Eyre style Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Larchmont Manor historic area hasArchitecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture
William G. Low architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
subject surface form: William G. Low House
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Norfolk, Connecticut hasArchitecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture
Van Wyck Brooks Historic District hasArchitecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture
Isaac Bell House architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Peabody & Stearns architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Eastlake style relatedTo Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle style
Kragsyde (demolished) architecturalStyle Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: Shingle Style
Kragsyde (demolished) architecturalMovement Shingle style architecture
this entity surface form: American Shingle Style