At times it may seem that the only thing Shingle houses have in common is the material used for their siding.
With this much variation, can it be said that "Shingle" is a style at all?
About the Shingle Style
By Jackie Craven, About.com
Do Shingles Make the Style?
The Shingle-sided Spring Lake Inn, New Jersey
Photo © Jackie Craven
Shingle Style homes can take on many forms. Some have tall turrets, suggestive of Queen Anne architecture. Some have gambrel roofs, Palladian windows, and other Colonial details. Some have features borrowed from Tudor, Gothic, and Stick styles.
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- About the Shingle Style
- History of the Shingle Style
- Features of the Shingle Style
- Variations in the Shingle Style
- Do Shingles Make the Style?
- The Shingle Style Defined
- Shingle Style Without Shingles
- American House Styles Transformed
- Frank Lloyd Wright and the Shingle Style
- Modern Day Shingle Houses
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