Shingle House Plans
The Shingle Home Plan style was popular in the Northeastern United States between 1874 and 1910. Technically, the word “shingle” is not a style, but a siding material. However, Vincent Scully, an architectural historian coined the term Shingle style to describe a type of Victorian home where complex shapes were united by cedar shingles. In Victorian days, shingles were used as ornamentation on intricate homes, but several architects started using shingles as siding that creates a style that had an informal composition and reflect a more rustic and relaxed feel. Shingle style homes could often appear weathered like something battered on the New England coast. Many were built as vacation homes in wealthy seaside Eastern resort areas like Newport, Cape Cod and coastal Maine. As they grew in popularity, they could be seen in upscale neighborhoods far from the shore. Even Frank Lloyd Wright was influenced by this Shingle home style. Not all styles sided in shingles represent this style, but many homes built today have Shingle style characteristics like rambling floor plans, inviting porches and rustic informalities. |
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