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Background on the Shingle Style
In the late 19th century, renewed interest in Colonial American architecture combined
with a rebellion against the excess decoration of the Queen Anne style converged to give rise to a uniquely American
architecture style that has become known as "Shingle Style."
The Shingle Style is a "picturesque" style that is asymetrical in plan, with the exterior
clad almost entirely in unpainted cedar shingles that sweep and swirl across the exterior of the building. A minimum
of classical details, such as tuscan columns or an occasional Palladian window, are sometimes used in the style. Interiors
also lacked the high degree of ornamentation found in other "Victorian" styles such as Queen Anne, using instead the hand-crafted
"arts & crafts" styling.
Shingle Style and the Stick Style: Architectural Theory & Design
from Richardson to the Origins of Wright by Vincent Scully Jr.
Historic Photos of Pelham Shingle Style Houses
Shingle Style homes on the 200 block of Loring Avenue c. 1927
Shingle Style home at 339 Highbrook Avenue
as it originally appeared c. 1927
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Other Notable Shingle Style Landmarks
The Isaac Bell House, Newport, Rhode Island is considered one of the finest examples of shingle-style architecture in America. This National
Historic Landmark was an early commission of the firm McKim, Mead and White, completed in 1883.
The Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, which now houses the International Tennis Hall of Fame, was designed by McKim, Mead
& White in in 1880.
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Pelham Preservation Society, Ltd.
Pelham, New York
Incorporated 1999
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