Shingle style architecture

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architectural style

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
New England shingle style	1
Shingle Style	1
Shingle Style architecture	1

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kennedy family compound → architecturalStyle → Shingle style architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England shingle style

Union Depot (Saranac Lake train station) → architecturalStyle → Shingle style architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shingle Style

Victorian architecture → hasPart → Shingle style architecture ⓘ

Dutch Colonial Revival architecture → relatedStyle → Shingle style architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shingle Style architecture