Shingle Style
- Scope note
- Refers to the movement in America between 1879 and 1890 headed by John C. Stevens (1855-1940), characterized by the use of wood shingles to cover entire buildings and a predilection for functionalism rather than for historical, learned styles. This movement, which grew out of the Stick and Queen Anne movements, prevailed more among private homes and hotels rather than among industrial or commercial sites and featured free-flowing, open plans with interlocking interior and exterior spaces, irregular elevation, open porches, and irregular roof lines that contributed to an overall pastoral effect. Late 19th-century American architectural style that incorporates plain, shingled surfaces and massing of forms inspired by English and American Colonial buildings. It flourished in the New England school of architecture.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024